Protists and Fungi

A protist is a eukaryote that is not an animal, a plant, or a fungus

• True

• False

Protists may be single-celled or multicellular.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Protists can be divided into 3 broad categories:

• Animal-like protists

• Plantlike-protists

• Funguslike-protists

• Bacteria-like protists

• Virus-like protists

Funguslike protists decompose dead organisms.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Many protists are more closely related to members of other kingdoms than to other protists.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The difference between animal-like protists and animals is:

• All animal-like protists are unicellular, while animals are multicellular.

• There is no difference between them.

• All protists are do not have a nucleus, while animals have a nucleus.

• All animal-like protists have mitochondria, while animals do not have mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Animal-like protists are also known as:

• protozoa

• animalzoa

• animalcules

• protists

Amoebas are types of animal-like protists with:

• Pseudopods

• Flagella

• Cilia

• Chloroplast

Amoebas live in fresh water, salt water, and soil.

• True

• False

Cilia are structures that help the organism swim and capture food.

• True

• False