Biology-21.3 Protists

Protists are

• prokaryotes.

• eukaryotes.

• both prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

• neither prokarytes nor eukaryotes.

The largest protists are a type of brown algae called

• slime molds.

• diatoms.

• kelp.

• Euglena.

This is an example of which protist?

• giant kelp

• Euglena

• paramecia

• slime mold

Protists can be

• heterotrophs.

• autotrophs.

• unicellular.

• multicellular.

In the past, scientists sorted protists into 3 groups: plantlike protists, animal-like protists and

The most recent studies of protists divide them into ___ major clades.

Protists were the first eukaryotes.

• True

• False

Eukaryotic organisms that are not animals, plants, or fungi are classified as

• bacteria.

• protists.

• parasites.

• viruses.

Which of the following is not currently classified as a protist?

• brown algae

• slime molds

• euglena

• yeast

Plants, animals, and fungi arose from the group of protists that exhibit

• asexual reproduction.

• animal-like characteristics.

• multicellularity.

• unicellularity.