Protists - Take 2

The word "pseudopod" means...

• small cell.

• fake eye.

• false foot.

How does an amoeba obtain food?

• It surrounds a food particle with cilia.

• It surrounds a food particle with pseudopods.

Which protist uses pseudopods to move?

• amoeba

• euglena

• paramecium

• volvox

A single-celled organism living in freshwater moves using a flagellum and is photosynthetic. How would this organism most likely be classified?

• amoeba

• euglena

• paramecium

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which single-celled organisms move using flagella?

• euglena and volvox

• paramecium and amoeba

Which characteristic do euglena, paramecium, volvox, and amoeba all have in common?

• They are unicellular.

• They live in colonies.

• They create food through photosynthesis.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which statement describes how paramecium move?

• They use cilia.

• They use flagella.

• They use pseudopods.

Ricky observed this organism under the microscope. Which organism did he observe?

• a volvox, because it lives in colonies.

• a euglena, because it lives in colonies.

• an amoeba, because it lives in colonies.

• a paramecium, because it lives in colonies.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which organ allows a euglena to locate a light source in order to complete photosynthesis?

• cilia

• eyespot

• flagellum

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

All protists are...

• prokaryotes.

• eukaryotes.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2