Protists: ESSENTIALS

Which of the following best describes a protist?

• Unicellular eukaryote

• Unicellular prokaryote

• Multicellular eukaryote

• Multicellular prokaryote

Which of the following best describes the function of a pseudopod?

• A "fake foot" that helps the cell move & eat

• Cell hairs that help the cell move

• A cell tail that helps the cell move

• It pumps water out of the cell

Which of the following best describes the function of cilia?

• A "fake foot" that helps the cell move & eat

• Cell hairs that help the cell move

• A cell tail that helps the cell move

• It pumps water out of the cell

Which of the following best describes the function of flagella?

• A "fake foot" that helps the cell move & eat

• Cell hairs that help the cell move

• A cell tail that helps the cell move

• It pumps water out of the cell

Which of the following best describes the function of a contractile vacuole?

• A "fake foot" that helps the cell move & eat

• Cell hairs that help the cell move

• A cell tail that helps the cell move

• It pumps water out of the cell

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which of the following best describes the function of an eyespot?

• It helps the cell detect light / see

• Cell hairs that help the cell move

• A cell tail that helps the cell move

• It pumps water out of the cell

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which of the following best describes a protist?

• No nucleus

• Has a nucleus

Which of the following best identifies the circled structure?

• Pseudopod

• Cilia

• Flagella

• Contractile Vacuole

Which of the following best identifies the structures in the picture?

(the red lines are pointing to them)

• Pseudopod

• Cilia

• Flagella

• Contractile Vacuole

Which of the following best identifies the structure in the image?

(the red arrow is pointing to it)

• Pseudopod

• Cilia

• Flagella

• Contractile Vacuole