Fungi and Protists: Food and Functions

What are most protists?

• Large, multicellular organisms

• Microscopic, single-celled organisms

• Organisms that only live in the soil

• Organisms that only make their own food

Which of these helps some protists move around?

• Legs

• Wings

• Pseudopods

• Wheels

How do protists get their food?

• Some make their own food, while others eat other things.

• They only make their own food.

• They only eat other organisms.

• They only absorb nutrients from the air.

What is one helpful role that protists play in the environment?

• They cause many diseases in humans.

• They produce oxygen and are part of the food chain.

• They build large structures like coral reefs.

• They help insects digest plastic.

What caused the Irish Potato Famine in the 1800s?

• A type of bacteria

• A type of protist

• A type of virus

• A type of plant

What are the cell walls of most fungi made of?

• Cellulose

• Chitin

• Peptidoglycan

• Lipids

How do fungi get their food?

• They make their own food using sunlight.

• They absorb nutrients from other organisms or dead matter.

• They eat other small organisms.

• They get food from the air.

What important medicine was first discovered from a type of fungus?

• Aspirin

• Insulin

• Penicillin

• Vaccine