PRotists

Essential Questions What are the four types of protists? How are they different?

How A Tiny Amoeba Can Eat Your Brain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEPAS7pB7Y8

What’s a Protist? “Protista” – is a kingdom of life

What’s a Protist? 1) Eukaryotic 2) Microscopic (most are unicellular) All protists are: 1) Eukaryotic 2) Microscopic (most are unicellular) 3) Aquatic (live in water)

Four Types of Protists Name How It Eats How It Moves

Name How It Eats How It Moves Amoeba Surrounds/engulfs food using pseudopod (an extension of the cytoplasm that forms when the cytoplasm extends away from the nucleus. pseudopod

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6rnhiMxtKU

Cilia (tiny hairs used for movement) Name How It Eats How It Moves Paramecium “Sweep” food into cell Cilia (tiny hairs used for movement)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh_yjLppNAg

Name How It Eats How It Moves Euglena Photosynthesis Flagellum whip-like tail that moves quickly back & forth to propel the Euglena through water

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl0TzaWUQWk

Mainly photosynthesis Name How It Eats How It Moves Volvox *Colony of many cells* Mainly photosynthesis Flagella whip-like tail that moves quickly back & forth to propel the Volvox through water

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKp35rRlUZo

Protist Foldable Page 17 in Science Notebook Outside flap: Name of Protist Top Inside: Colored illustration Bottom Inside: How it Eats, How it Moves

PARAMECIUM AMOEBA VOLVOX EUGLENA

Protist Profile Glossary Words Cilia Flagellum Pseudopod Autotrophic Heterotrophic Locomotion Eye Spot Photosynthesis