Protists

What hair-like structure do paramecium have to help them move through their watery environment?

• Cilia

• Flagella

• Pseudopod

• False foot

These protists obtain their food by external digestion either as decomposers or as parasites.

• Fungus-like 
• Plant-like
• Animal-like
• Symbiotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What structure do amoebas have to help them move through their watery environment?

• Cilia
• Flagella
• Pseudopod
• Hair-like

Which protist uses a whip-like tail to move or catch food?

• Paramecium
• Amoeba
• Euglena
•  Stentor

Which protists are able to produce food through the process of photosynthesis?

• Fungus-like 
• Plant-like
• Animal-like
• Autotrophic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

 What amoeba structure is a finger-like projection of the cell membrane used for movement and obtaining food?

• Cilia
• Pseudopod
• Flagella
• Hair-like

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The table lists different groups of protists and that group’s structure for movement.  To which group would the paramecium belong?

• Ciliate
• Sporozoa
• Flagellate
• Sarcodina

What does it mean when a protist is autotrophic?

• It can make its own food through photosynthesis.
• It depends on other organisms for food.
• It must absorb other organisms for energy.
• It is a predator and hunts other organisms for food

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following terms is NOT a method for fungi to obtain energy?

• Saprophytic
• Parasitic
• Flagellum
• Symbiotic

Which term describes organisms in the Fungi Kingdom?

• Unicellular
• Multicellular
• Single-celled
• Autotrophs

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1