Protists Characteristics and Diversity

The paramecium’s cilia help the organism

• Form a shell

• Control internal water levels

• Exchange genetic material

• Swim and capture food

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The term Protozoa is generally used to describe

• Animal-like protists

• Plant-like protists

• Fungus-like protists

• Bacteria-like protists

Which of the following is Protozoa?

• Amoeba

• Bread Mold

• Red Algae

• Dinoflagellate

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Which picture is of a amoeba?

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A temporary, "false foot" of cytoplasm that helps a protist move and eat.

• pseudopod

• Paramecium

• heterotroph

• chloroplast

Which pic is a pic of a Tryponsoma?

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Many protists use this organelle to deal with living in hypotonic  water.

• micro nuclei
• contractile vacuole
• gullet
• oral groove

Name 3 features protozoans use to move with

• flagella, pseudopod, cilia

• cilia, cellulite, trichocysts

• trichocysts, flagella pseudopod

• flagella, cilia, basidia

This protist is a

• paramecium
• amoeba
• blepharisma
• euglena

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This animal like protist use ----- for movement?

• cilia

• flagella

• pseudopod

• feet