Kingdom: Protista
What is a Protist? Eukaryotic Unicellular or multicellular Heterotroph or autotroph Some have cell walls
Movement & Support Pseudopods Cilia Flagella Some have cell walls Shells of silica and calcium carbonate Some algae have holdfasts and air bladders Pellicle
Digestion/Obtaining Nutrients Heterotroph Endocytosis Diffusion Decomposers Oral groove, cilia, gullet, food vacuoles Autotrophs with pigments and chloroplasts
Nervous/Response Nucleus (macro and micro) Formation of cysts Eye spot for light detection Bioluminescent Produce toxins
Circulation Flow of cytoplasm
Gas Exchange Diffusion
Excretion Diffusion Contractile vacuole Anal pore
Reproduction Sexual – gametes Asexual – binary fission Conjugation Spores Fragmentation
Helpful Protists Algae Diatoms
Harmful Protists Entamoeba histolytica Giardia lamblia
Trichonympha Trypanosomes
Gonyaulaux catanella Phytophtora infestans
Malaria Plasmodium