Characteristics of Living Things Protistology Facts Animal-Like Protists Fungi-Like Protists Misc. Plant-Like Protists

One cell = 2+ cells = A 100

Unicellular Multicellular A 100

What process do autotrophs use in order to make food from energy? What process do heterotrophs use in order to create energy from food? A 200

Photosynthesis Cellular Respiration A 200

Refers to a stable internal environment A 300

Homeostasis A 300

Production of new life = ? A 400

Reproduction A 400

Includes carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids: A 500

Chemicals of Life A 500

Protists were the first what on Earth? B 100

Eukaryotes B 100

In what type of environment do all protists live in – what do they need in order to survive? B 200

Water B 200

What are the three types/categories of protiests? B 300

Animal-like Plant-like Fungi-like B 300

Light sensitive organelle found in euglenoids B 400

Eyespot B 400

Tough outer barrier that allows paramecium and euglenoids to retain their shape B 500

Pellicle B 500

All animal-like protists are made up of how many cells? C 100

One = unicellular C 100

What is another name for animal-like protists? C 200

Protozoans C 200

How do all animal-like protists obtain the energy they need to survive – what method? C 300

Heterotrophically C 300

DAILY DOUBLE C 400 DAILY DOUBLE

How do amoebas, an animal-like protists move around and capture their food – what structure do they use? C 400

Pseudopods C 400

What hair-like structure do paramecium use to move and to capture food? C 500

Cilia C 500

What is another name for all plant-like protists? D 100

Algae D 100

What is the primary method of obtaining energy for all plant- like protists? D 200

Autotrophically D 200

What do plant-like protists use to capture energy? D 300

Pigments – example = chlorophyll (green) D 300

Plant-like protists are responsible for creating the majority of what in the atmosphere? D 400

Oxygen D 400

Which plant-like protists can be heterotrophic if sunlight is not available? D 500

Euglenoid/Euglena D 500

What is another name for the fungus-like protists? E 100

“Sort-of-like” organisms E 100

How are fungi-like protists similar to animals? E 200

They are all heterotrophic E 200

How are fungi-like protists similar to plants? E 300

They have cell walls E 300

How are fungi-like protists similar to fungi? E 400

The reproduce using spores E 400

This is a tiny cell that is able to grow into a new organism (used for reproduction). E 500

Spore E 500

What is a protist called if it causes disease/harm to another living thing? F 100

Parasite F 100

F 200 What do you call a relationship between two organisms where at least one organism benefits?

Symbiosis F 200

What do you call a symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit? F 300

Mutualism F 300

Which type of plant-like protists can grow at deep ocean depths because its pigments are excellent at absorbing trace amounts of light? F 400

Red Algae F 400

What disease do plasmodium create in humans? These protists spend their lives inside of mosquitos and humans. F 500

Malaria F 500