The Protist Kingdom

Under a microscope, a single-celled eurkaryotic organism contains small-like hairs that beat and help the organism move and sweep food in its mouth. Identify this structure used for locomotion and to sweep food in the organism's mouth.

• cilia

• flagella

• pseudopodia

• chloroplast

Whip-like tail that some protists use to move:

• pili

• flagella

• cilia

• trichocysts

"False-feet" that some protists create to move:

• pili

• flagella

• cilia

• pseudopods

Are protist made of what kind of cells?

• prokaryotic

• eukaryotic

Which of the following statements about algae are TRUE?

I. Some algae have true stem

II. Some algae are heterotrophs

III. Some algae have true roots

IV. Some algae are motile

• IV only

• I and III

• I, II and III

• I, III and IV

All protists are __________________________.

• Prokaryotic
• Eukaryotic
• Unicellular
• Multicellular

"Algae" is a general term used to describe _____________ - like protists.

• Plant
• Fungi
• Animal
• Bacteria

If a protist can't make its own food, it is considered to be a...

• autotroph

• eukaryote

• heterotroph

• ciliate

Amoeba is an example of which type of protist?

• Animal-like protists
• Plant-like protists
• Fungi-like protists
• Bacteria-like protists

The protist known as plasmodium causes which of the following diseases?

• african sleeping sickness

• giardia

• amoebic dyssentery

• malaria