Protists & Organelles

a green single-celled freshwater organism which uses flagellum to move and has an eye spot.

• amoeba

• volvox

• euglena

• paramecium

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

a single-celled animal that moves via cytoplasmic streaming and surrounds and engulfs its prey through the use of pseudopods.

• amoeba

• volvox

• euglena

• paramecium

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

the most complex and specialized protist which uses cilia to move.

• amoeba

• volvox

• euglena

• paramecium

a green single-celled aquatic organism which forms spherical colonies propelled by flagellum.

• amoeba

• volvox

• euglena

• paramecium

a slender threadlike appendage that enables many protozoa, bacteria, and spermatozoa to swim.

• feet

• flagella

• cillia

• pseudopods

short hair like structure which provides propulsion through pulsing vibrations.

• feet

• flagella

• cillia

• pseudopods

a temporary protrusion of the surface of an amoeboid cell used for movement and feeding.

• feet

• flagella

• cillia

• pseudopods

An organism that manufactures its own food from inorganic substances, such as carbon dioxide, light, or ammonia.

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• prokaryote

• eukaryote

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that cannot manufacture its own food and instead obtains its energy by taking in organic substances, usually plant or animal matter.

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• prokaryote

• eukaryote

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

flexible structure that holds a cell together, forms a boundary between the cell and its environment, and helps control what enters and leaves the cell.

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• nuclear membrane

• cytoplasm

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2