Which of the following is NOT a function of the cilia?

to secrete poison to kill predators

to sweep food into the paramecium's "mouth"

to allow the paramecium to move

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

What is the single most important characteristic that separates protists from bacteria and viruses?

They eat in multiple different ways.

Asexual reproduction in protists includes _____ which it divides into 2 new cells and _____ when a piece breaks off and grows into a new organism.

binary fission, spore formation

What special way do paramecium eat?

Parameciums use cilia to sweep food into a gullet-like mouth called an oral groove.

Photosynthesis - this is the process of converting light energy into sugars for the organism.

Parameciums engulf food with pseudopods

How do paramecium move?

Cilia - many tiny hair-like structures that allow the paramecium to move around its watery environment.

Flagella - a whip-like structure that allows the paramecium to move around its watery environment.

pseudopods - aka false foot, parameciums use cytoplasmic streaming which creates pseudopods to move around.

Animal-like protists are classified by

their method of obtaining energy, aka how they eat.

Which of the following best describes how a fungi gets food?

by secreting enzymes outside and then absorbing the broken down nutrients

By using its cilia to sweep food inside

by absorbing sunlight and photosynthesizing

by using its gastrovascular cavity to digest food

protists and fungi

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of protist is shown in the picture?

euglena

paramecium

amoeba

eukaryotic

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of protist is shown in the picture?

euglena

paramecium

amoeba

prokaryotic

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of protist is shown in the picture?

euglena

paramecium

amoeba

autotroph

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name for an organism that can produce its own food?

heterotroph

autotroph

amoeba

eukaryotic

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of an organism that cannot produce its own food and must get it from another source?

prokaryotic

eukaryotic

autotroph

heterotroph

Which of the following is true ALL organisms in the protist kingdom?

They are multicellular

They live in moist environments

They move using cilia

They move using flagella

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the structure shown in the model?

cilia

flagella

amoeba

pseudopod

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protists and fungi

48 questions

Which type of protist is shown in the picture?

Which type of protist is shown in the picture?

Which type of protist is shown in the picture?

What is the name for an organism that can produce its own food?

What is the name of an organism that cannot produce its own food and must get it from another source?

Which of the following is true ALL organisms in the protist kingdom?

What is the name of the structure shown in the model?

Which of the following is NOT a function of the cilia?

Which of the following is the best model for cilia?

Which protist has an oral groove and a gullet?

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