Protists, Plants and Animal Cells

Which parts of a Euglena are used for movement?

• cilia

• flagella

• pseudopods

• stigmas

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is the primary function of an amoeba's pseudopods?

• to digest food

• to produce energy

• to move toward food

• to help with reproduction

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which protist can change shape to surround its food?

• amoeba

• euglena

• paramecium

• volvox

Which single celled organism forms a colony with other organisms of the same species?

• amoeba

• euglena

• paramecium

• volvox

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which is a heterotropic protist?

• volvox, because it has cilia

• amoeba, because it engulfs food

• volvox, because it has an eyespot

• euglena, because it has chloroplasts

Which similarity exists between cilia and flagella?

• They both help organisms move.

• They both help organisms make food.

• They are both found on amoeba.

• They are both found on paramecium.

Alice looks at a protist specimen through a microscope and notices the presence of pseudopods. Which protist is Alice most likely observing?

• amoeba

• euglena

• paramecium

• volvox

Ricky observed this organism under the microscope. Which organism did he observe?

• a volvox, because it has a cilia

• a euglena, because it has a cilia

• an amoeba, because it has a cilia

• a paramecium, because it has a cilia

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which characteristic do euglena, paramecium, volvox and amoeba all have in common?

• They are unicellular.

• They live in colonies.

• They move using flagella.

• They create food through photosynthesis.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which structures are found in both a euglena and a volvox?

• They both have cilia.

• They both have eyespots.

• They both have oral grooves.

• They both have pseudopodia.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2