Protists Brainpop

If you wanted to find a colony of protists, where might you look?

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What do all protists have in common?

• Their cells have nuclei.

• They can make their own food through photosynthesis

• They live in saltwater environments.

• They are single-celled organisms.

Which term best describes algae?

• Predatory

• Single-celled

• Plant-like

• Prokaryotic

What might happen if a protist was missing its flagellum?

• It wouldn't be able to digest food.

• It wouldn't be able to move.

• It wouldn't be able to reproduce.

• It wouldn't be able to breathe.

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Where might a parasitic protozoan live?

• On the ocean floor

• Inside a pig's intestines

• On the surface of a pond

• In the mud of a riverbank

Which of the following is an example of a fungus-like protist?

• Algae

• Amoeba

• Slime mold

• Flagellate

Protists can be ___. (Choose 3)

• plant-like

• animal-like

• fungus-like

• bacteria-like

Where do algae make their own food?

• chloroplasts

• Blastulas

• lunchboxes

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What are animal-like protists called?

• Animists

• crawlies

• Protozoans

What is a parasite?

• An organism that lives in saltwater

• An organism that lives and feeds off of other organisms

• An organism that gets its energy from sunlight