Protozoans Stentor The most diverse kingdom- Are eukaryotic More than 200,000 species More complex than bacteria Good guys and bad guys Stentor

3 Groups Protozoa Animal Like Plant like Fungus like Amoeba

Animal Like Paramecium One celled Consumers (heterotrophs) Parasites, decomposers, hunters Have movement by cilia or flagella Amoeba move by plasmodia (oozing) Paramecium

Plant like: Algae Unicellular or *Multicellular Photosynthesize *multicelluar means colonial Photosynthesize Produce most the the oxygen in the world Phytoplankton: basis of ocean food chain (keystone species).

Plant like Euglena Unicelluar Diatoms golden algae Euglenoids can move Dinoflagellates spinning algae Euglena

Diatoms

Plant like Volvox Algae: no roots, stems, or leaves Multicellular (colonial: forms colonies) Green algae Red algae Brown algae Volvox

Fungus Like Decomposers Can do a great deal of damage to crops

Fungus Like                                                              Slime Molds Water Molds Downy molds

The most diverse kingdom Protozoans The most diverse kingdom Pelomyxa

Blepharisma

Chlamydomonas

Didinium

Spirostomum