Protists, Fungi, and Bacteria

What kingdom are protists in?

• Animalia

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Protista

Protists are usually

• single-celled organisms

• Multicellular organisms

Protists cells

• do not have a nucleus

• have a nucleus

• sometimes have a nucleus

Protists live

• in dry environments

• everywhere

• in moist environments

• in the air

Protists

• are all heterotrophs

• are all autotrophs

• can be either heterotrophs or autotrophs

• are neither heterotrophs or autotrophs

Animal-like protists

• ingest food after capturing or trapping it

• produce food through photosynthesis

• externally digest food as a decomposer or parasite

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What structure is a whip-like tail used to move or catch food?

• cilia

• pseudopod

• flagella

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What are the small hair-like structures used to sweep food into the mouth and move around?

• flagella

• cilia

• pseudopod

What is a finger-like projection of the cell membrane and cytoplasm used to catch food and for movement?

• flagella

• cilia

• psuedopod

What is an example of a protist what has a flagella?

• Euglena

• Paramecium

• Amoeba