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Vocab 7 - Protists

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A eukaryotic organism that cannot be classified as an animal, plant, or fungus.  "Eukaryotic" means they have a nucleus. 
a)
autotroph
b)
parasite
c)
heterotroph 
d)
protist
2.
An organism that cannot make its own food; must take in food (eat). 
a)
autotroph
b)
parasite
c)
heterotroph
d)
protist 
3.
Green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants as well as in algae. 
a)
chlorophyll
b)
flagellum
c)
photosynthesis
d)
pseudopod
4.
The ability to move around spontaneously.
Cilia, flagella, pseudopods are forms of motility in Protists. 
a)
motility
b)
flagellum
c)
cilia
d)
pseudopod 
5.
A small, light-sensitive patch of pigment in certain algae. 
a)
motility
b)
pseudopod
c)
flagellum
d)
eye spot
6.
A temporary bulge of cytoplasm used for feeding and movement in protists.
A "false-foot". 
a)
eye spot
b)
flagellum
c)
motility
d)
pseudopod 
7.
Tiny hairlike extensions on the outside of a cell that move together in a sweeping motion. 
a)
euglena
b)
cilia
c)
motility
d)
flagellum 
8.
The process in plants and some other organisms where the energy in sunlight is captured and used to make food. In autotrophs. 
a)
chlorophyll
b)
photosynthesis
c)
motility
d)
pseudopod 
9.
An organism that lives on or in a host and causes harm to the host. 
a)
autotroph
b)
protist
c)
parasite
d)
heterotroph 
10.
An organism that makes its own food. Makes food usually by photosynthesis. 
a)
heterotroph
b)
parasite
c)
autotroph
d)
protist 
11.
A long, whiplike structure used for movement. 
a)
motility
b)
flagellum
c)
pseudopod
d)
eye spot