Ch 21: Section 1- Characteristics of Protists

Ch 21: Section 1 Characteristics of Protists

Objectives

• List the characteristics of protists

• list three environments where protists can be found

• Identify the unifying features of protists

• Distinguish asexual and sexual reproduction of Chlamydomonas

• Differentiate two ways multicellular protists reproduce sexually

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Characteristics of Protists:

Sexual reproduction

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mitosis & meiosis

complex flagella and cilia

What is the function of an eyespot

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why would this be important?

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Heterotrophic protists are referred to as __________

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Photosynthetic protists are known as _________.

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________________- a thick walled protective structure that contains a zygote that resulted from the fusion of two gametes

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Alterations of ____________ Is characterized by two distinct multicellular phases.

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The adult sporophyte alga has reproductive cells called _______________.

Open Ended

What are the two ways sexual reproduction can occur in multicellular protists?

Open Ended

List three characteristics of protists.