1. The Funguslike Protists
The Kingdom Protista
The Funguslike Protists

2. Characteristics like fungi unlike fungi live in moist environments
some aquatic
heterotrophic (decomposers)
no true tissues
unlike fungi
cell walls contain cellulose (not chitin)
motile

3. Water Molds often seen on dead organic matter
sexual and asexual reproduction
sporangia (asexual)
produce zoospores that search for food and develop into new organisms once food is found
blight
a disease of plants that causes rapid destruction of the leaves and stems
can spread easily and wipe out entire crops

4. Slime Molds important decomposer organisms two-phased life cycle
feeding phase:
amoeba-like
Appear as slimy white, yellow, or red masses
reproductive phase:
fruiting bodies: produce spores