The “odds and ends” Kingdom Protists The “odds and ends” Kingdom

Protists Characteristics Unicellular One cell only Some are heterotrophs Have to go get their food Some are autotrophs Automatically make their food like a plant

Protists Characteristics Many move Some form colonies of many cells Many have qualities of animals, plants or fungus

Algae All act like plants All are autotrophs Diatoms shown here are the most prevalent oxygen producer on our planet.

Sea Weed Multicellular

Euglena Act like a plant Have a whip like tail called a flagellum Reproduces asexually

Dinoflagellates Surrounded with plates Has two flagella Contains toxins Responsible for “red tides”

Animal like Protists For example this Rotifer It is a heterotroph Moves

Other animal-like Protists Amoeba Moves with false feet called Pseudopods

Paramecium Moves with short fuzzy hairs called cilia.

Stentor

Vorticella

Fungus like Protists All members act like a fungus Multicellular Live in damp locations Change forms during life cycle

Protist practice Using the prepared slides of the Protist practice focusing as many as you can in the time allowed. Focus under the low, then the medium power objective. Turn the high powered objective. Use only the fine adjustment knob to focus in. Draw each Protist under the highest magnification possible. Label each Protist and the magnification

Life in a drop of water