Kingdom Protista Notes

True or False: Kingdom Protista belongs to the Domain Eukarya.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

All protists are __________________________.

• Prokaryotic
• Eukaryotic
• Unicellular
• Multicellular

What is the nickname for Kingdom Protista?

• "Kingdom of Everything"
• "Junk Drawer Kingdom"
• "Crazy Kingdom"
• "Kingdom of Nonsense"

Why is Kingdom Protista known as the "Junk Drawer Kingdom?"

• The kingdom contains a wide variety of organisms.
• Protists are more unusual than organisms in other kingdoms.
• The kingdom contains organisms that do not meet the characteristics of living things.
• Protists are prokaryotic, but also multicellular.

"Protozoan" means ______________ and is another name for __________________ - like protists.

• "First Animals" ; Animal
• "First Plants" ; Plant
• "First Fungi" ; Fungi

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

• Plant
• Fungi
• Animal
• Bacteria

Amoeba is an example of which type of protist?

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

A paramecium is an example of which type of protist?

• Animal-like protist
• Plant-like protist
• Fungi-like protist
• Bacteria-like protist

Euglena is an example of which type of protist?

• Plant-like protist
• Animal-like protist
• Fungi-like protist
• Bacteria-like protist

Which of the following would be examples of fungi-like protists?

• Slime Molds & Water Molds
• Euglena & Algae
• Amoeba & Paramecium
• Stentor & Diatoms