KINGDOM: Protista Organisms in the kingdom protista cannot be classified as an archaebacteria, eubacteria, fungus, plant, or animal.

EXAMPLES of Protists Euglena Amoeba Paremecium Stentor Volvox Algae

CELL TYPE: Eukaryotic A eukaryotic cell is a cell that has a nucleus. The nucleus contains the genetic material or DNA.

UNICELLULAR / MULTICELLULAR analyze Darwin’s observations of variations among similar species in order to explain how natural selection may lead to evolution. Protists may be unicellular (single-celled) or multicellular (many-celled).

AUTOTROPH / HETEROTROPH Protists can be either autotrophs, make their own food, or heterotrophs, eat other organisms.

Some protists: OTHER CHARACTERISTICS have flagella or cillia can grow 2 ft / day cause disease

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS FLAGELLUM / CILLIA: A flagellum is a long whip-like tail that allows some protists to move about in its watery surroundings. Cillia serve the same function as flagella, but they are shorter.

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS Some protists; for example kelp, a type of brown algae, can grow up to 2 feet in a single day. Kelp is found in the regions in blue.

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS MILARIA is a disease that is caused by the protist plasmodium. Seen here with red blood cells.

My protist is a EUGLENA The euglena is a unicellular protist that is both autotrophic AND heterotropic. It also has a primitive red eye (eye spot) which is can detect light. The euglena moves though the water using its flagella.

TAXONOMY of the Euglena KINGDOM: Protista PHYLUM: Euglenazoa CLASS: Euglenoida ORDER: Euglenales FAMILY: Euglenaceae GENUS: Euglena SPECIES: Viridis SCIENTIFIC NAME: Euglena viridis