PROTISTS KINGDOMS ARCHAEBACTERIA EUBACTERIA FUNGUS – PROTISTS ANIMAL PLANT

WHAT IS A PROTIST? Organisms that share a lot of characteristics with animals, plants and fungus BUT they cannot be classified in those Kingdoms because of some fundamental differences. “junk drawer” Kingdom – Very diverse group of organisms BUT, they do share some characteristics – All are EUKARYOTIC – All live in MOIST SURROUNDINGS

THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF PROTISTS ANIMAL-LIKE (ex. amoeba) FUNGUS-LIKE (ex. water mold) PLANT-LIKE (ex. Euglena )

ANIMAL-LIKE PROTISTS Called PROTOZOANS HETEROTROPHS Can move from place to place to obtain food. UNI-CELLULAR Grouped into four classes based on HOW THEY MOVE

PROTOZOANS WITH PSEUDOPODS (sarcodines) What is a pseudopod ? -“false foot”; temporary bulges of the cell membrane that fill with cytoplasm May also have a contractile vacuole -collects extra water and then expels it from the cell Example – amoeba

AMOEBA Amoebas are unicellular protists that are able to change their shape constantly because their PSEUDOPODS are constantly changing. food food Pseudopods also help amoebas to get food by ENGULFING and move towards the light.food

PROTOZOANS WITH CILIA (ciliates) cilia cilia What are cilia?- hair-like projections on cells that move in a wave-like motion. cilia More complex cells, Two nuclei (macro and micro) Oral groove – funnels food into the cell Two contractile vacuoles Example - paramecium

Paramecium does not become much larger than 0.3 mm Paramecium caudatum in conjugation

PROTOZOANS WITH FLAGELLA (zooflagellates) May have anywhere from 1-8 flagella Most live inside the bodies of other organisms Trypanosoma Trypanosoma Trypanosoma – carried by Tse Tse flies and infects red blood cells causing the sleeping sickness disease.

PROTOZOANS THAT ARE PARASITES (sporozoans) Feed on the cells and body fluids of their hosts. Most do not move, depends on its host to move from place to place; others ooze Plasmodium Plasmodium Plasmodium – does not move; is a parasite; causes malaria Infects a mosquito which then infects a human.

FUNGUS-LIKE PROTISTS Alike fungus – are HETEROTROPHS, have CELL WALLS, and use SPORES to reproduce Unlike fungus – are able to MOVE at some point in their lives

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FUNGUS-LIKE PROTISTS Live in moist places, the water, or dead and decaying trees Brightly colored

TYPES OF FUNGUS-LIKE PROTISTS Water molds Downey mildews Slime molds Water molds can be parasitic as seen here.

PLANT-LIKE PROTISTS Called algae All are AUTOTROPHS Play an important role as a food source in the food chain Provide most of the atmosphere’s oxygen Contain pigments –- Chemicals that produce color

Algae vary greatly in size –Unicellular –Multi-cellular –Colonies Ex. Volvox These Volvox live in colonies. Even though they are each an individual organism, some Volvox are specialized to perform certain functions for the colony like respiration or reproduction. Gametes Daughter cells ALGAE CHARACTERISTICS

Euglenoids Example: Euglena Green, uni-cellular algae Eyespot near the flagella senses light.

EUGLENA Euglenoids, like this Euglena, have the ability to lose their chloroplasts. If you would keep Euglena in the dark they start feeding on organic matter and may loose their pigment

Dinoflagellates Very colorful fluoresce fluoresce “glow”Some even fluoresce and can seem to make the ocean “glow” when they are disturbed by waves or passing boats.fluoresce Have two flagella and move like spinning tops

Diatoms Found in two basic shapes: –Centric – cylindrical –Pennate – long, oval-shaped Diatoms are delicate unicellular organisms that have a yellow-brown chloroplast that enables them to photosynthesize. Their cell walls are made of silica almost like a glass house Layers of dead diatoms form diatomaceous earth. Used to make polish, in pool filters and as an insecticide

Red and Brown Algae Almost all red algae is seaweed. Carrageenan is found in red algae and is used in ice cream and hair products. Almost all brown algae is seaweed. Have lots of plant characteristics like holdfasts (roots), blades (leaves) and stalks (stems) Red algal bloom Stalk

Green Algae Ex. Spirogyra In Spirogyra the chloroplast runs through the cell like a helix.

Protists and Evolution Protozoans are believed to be the evolutionary ancestors of all forms of animal life. Green algae are believed to be the evolutionary ancestors to all forms of plant life.