1. KINGDOM: Protista
Organisms in the kingdom protista cannot be classified as an archaebacteria, eubacteria, fungus, plant, or animal.

2. EXAMPLES of Protists
Euglena Amoeba Paremecium
Stentor Volvox Algae

3. CELL TYPE: Eukaryotic
A eukaryotic cell is a cell that has a nucleus. The nucleus contains the genetic material or DNA.

4. UNICELLULAR / MULTICELLULAR
analyze Darwin’s observations of variations among similar species in order to explain how natural selection may lead to evolution.
Protists may be unicellular (single-celled) or multicellular (many-celled).

5. AUTOTROPH / HETEROTROPH
Protists can be either autotrophs, make their own food, or heterotrophs, eat other organisms.

6. Some protists: OTHER CHARACTERISTICS have flagella or cillia
can grow 2 ft / day
cause disease

7. OTHER CHARACTERISTICS
FLAGELLUM / CILLIA: A flagellum is a long whip-like tail that allows some protists to move about in its watery surroundings. Cillia serve the same
function as flagella, but they are shorter.

8. OTHER CHARACTERISTICS
Some protists; for example kelp, a type of brown algae, can grow up to 2 feet in a single day.
Kelp is found in the regions in blue.

9. OTHER CHARACTERISTICS
MILARIA is a disease that is caused by the protist plasmodium.
Seen here with red blood cells.

10. My protist is a EUGLENA
The euglena is a unicellular protist that is both autotrophic AND heterotropic. It also has a primitive red eye (eye spot) which is can detect light. The euglena moves though the water using its flagella.

11. TAXONOMY of the Euglena
KINGDOM: Protista
PHYLUM: Euglenazoa
CLASS: Euglenoida
ORDER: Euglenales
FAMILY: Euglenaceae
GENUS: Euglena
SPECIES: Viridis
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Euglena viridis