1. Protists Characteristics: Classified based on Movement: Eukaryotes
Some are heterotrophic / some are autotrophic
Most are singled cell / Few are multi-celled
Move
Classified based on Movement:
Amoeboids- use pseudopods “false feet”
Ciliates – tiny hairs
Flagellates – flagella – “tails”
Monsters Inside Me: Brain Eating Amoeba : Video : Discovery Health
Monsters full clip

2. Protist Movement Amoeboids- use pseudopods “false feet” :
Amoeba in motion – YouTube
2. Ciliates – tiny hairs: Paramecium – YouTube
3. Flagellates – flagella – “tails”: Euglena sp. – YouTube
volvox 2 - YouTube

3. Neti Pot December 2011- Louisiana -Two people lost their lives
to brain eating amoeba
Very rare- only 32 in USA have died from this amoeba
since 2001
Survivors: only 3 in last 50 years