Kingdom Protist

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

• Plant
• Fungi
• Animal
• Bacteria

How is algae important to our oceans and water habitats?

• Food source for all aquatic life

• They are pretty to look at

• Produce colors and beauty

• create slimy, slippery rocks

 You would find mushrooms in which kingdom?

• Plant
• Protists
• Fungi
• Animal

In order to conduct photosynthesis, plant-like protists must contain a _______________.

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

• None of the above

According to diagram, which microbe has both a pseudopodia and a nucleus?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How is the amoeba (seen in the image) able to move?

• Pseudopods
• Cilia
• Flagella
• Pili

Which protist organelle, seen in the image of a paramecium, removes excess water from the organism/cell?

• Contractile Vacuole
• Macronucleus
• Cilia
• Food Vacuole

11. Plant-like protists are considered to be _____________________ because they use the Sun’s energy to obtain energy.

• Heterotrophic

• Unicellular

• Eukaryotic

• Autotrophic

Cilia are

• false feet that give protista movement

• tiny hairs that give protista movement

• tails that give the protista movement

We can use certain types of algae in ice cream and other foods. True or False

• True

• False