The Protists Amoeba

Animal-like Features -Can move -Catches food- eats prey - Catches prey with pseudopods -Specialized food vacuole similar to a lysosome

Plant-like Features none

Structures/Methods of Movement - Pseudopodia (pseuodopods) - False feet - Moves by extending pseudopods the rest of the body follows.

The Protists Paramecium

Animal-like features - Can move - Catches food by sweeping prey into oral groove

Plant-like features Specialized vacuole Contractile vacuole used to get rid of excess water

Structures/Methods of Movement - Cilia- tiny, hair-like structures that move like oars

Protists Euglena

Animal-like Features - Can move - Sense light with eyespot (will move toward light) - Will catch prey if it doesn’t perform photosynthesis

Plant-like Features - Can perform photosynthesis - Has chloroplasts

Structures/Method of Movement - Flagellum-whip-like structure that moves back and forth to propel organism

Protists Volvox

Animal-like Features - Can move

Plant-like Features - Has chloroplasts -Performs photosynthesis

Structures/Method of movement - Each individual cell has 2 flagella - When each organism moves it causes the entire colony to rotate and revolve.