Investigating Protists: What Are Protists?

The video explores the evolution of life from simple bacteria to complex eukaryotic cells, highlighting the emergence of eukaryotes as a pivotal event. It discusses the diverse kingdom of protists, which includes organisms that are not plants, animals, or fungi. Protists are classified traditionally into groups like protozoans and algae, despite their varied forms and sizes. The unifying feature of protists is their eukaryotic cell structure, with membrane-bound nuclei and organelles.

What significant event in the history of life occurred about two and a half billion years ago?

• The extinction of dinosaurs

• The development of larger, more complex cells

• The formation of the ozone layer

• The appearance of mammals

Which of the following is NOT a group that evolved from eukaryotic cells?

• Plants

• Animals

• Bacteria

• Fungi

What is the kingdom protista primarily characterized by?

• Being multicellular

• Having membrane-bound organelles

• Not being plants, animals, or fungi

• Being prokaryotic

Which of the following is NOT included in the traditional classification of protists?

• Slime molds

• Protozoans

• Algae

• Bacteria

What is a common feature shared by all protists?

• They are all multicellular

• They have membrane-bound nuclei

• They are all colonial

• They are all autotrophic