A protist is an organism that can have characteristics similar to a(n):

• plant

• animal

• fungi

• bacteria

• 

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A slime mold is a(n) :

• bacteria

• protist

• fungi

• mold

1. All protist are ____

• prokaryotes

• youkaryotes

• 1. eukaryotes

• 

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1. Protists are :

Groups:

(a) TRUE

,

(b) FALSE

• green plants

• 
• dinoflagilate

• autotrophs

• 
• consumers

• 
• producers

• plants

• photosynthetic organisms

Match the following protists

• Ciliates- use cilia for movement

• 
• Amoeboid- animal-like ooze

• 
• Microsporidians- (very small)  depend on

• 
• Fungus-like - can cause crop devastation

• 
• Slime Molds- show movement, often live i

• 

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Protists move by three main ways:

Groups:

(a) Flagella

,

(b) Cilia

,

(c) Pseudopods

• 1. whip/drill movement

• 
• 
• 
• bulging cell movement

• 1. tiny hair movement

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1. Most ​ (a)   reproduce ​ (b)   through ​ (c)   . 

• protists
• asexually
• mitosis
• meosis
• sexually
• bacteria

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Some protists reproduce sexually through ___ (sharing DNA between two organisms).

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​ (a)   are protists that are vital to the food chain in the ocean and produce ​ (b)   through ​ (c)   .

• Plankton
• oxygen
• photosynthesis
• Ameobas
• carbon dioxide
• cellular respiration

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