2. Movement http://staff.jccc.net/pdecell/protista/euglena.html

3. Capture & Release Energy
CO + H O + energy (sunlight) --> C H O + O 2 6 12
Chloroplasts assist the Euglena in photosynthesis as an Autotroph. The eyespots sense light, guiding the euglena in the direction toward sunlight. If sunlight is not available, euglenas will search for food using their flagella.
Euglenas are Autotrophs That Can Move & Produce Their Own Food: Photosynthesis
C H O + O --> CO + H O + energy (ATP) 6 2 12
Euglenas are also Heterotrophs That Can Move and Find Food: Cellular Respiration

4. Dispose of Waste
Contractile vacuoles are used to rid the cell/organism of excess water and waste.

5. Reproduction
The Euglena reproduces asexually (all by itself) by binary fission.

6. AMOEBA http://www.infovisual.info/02/003_en.html
AMOEBA Characteristics: No uniform shape, shape changes with movement.
Plant or Animal: Animal

7. Movement
Movement:

8. Capture & Release Energy
Amoebas capture their food and are heterotrophs.
Capturing food:
C H O + O --> CO + H O + energy (ATP) 6 2 12
Amoebas are Heterotrophs That Can Move: Cellular Respiration

9. Dispose of Waste
Contractile vacuoles are used to dispose of waste from the cell.

10. Reproduction
Amoebas only live for a day or two. They divide by binary fission into smaller amoeba.

12. Movement
(paramecium moving)

13. Capture & Release Energy
(paramecium feeding)
C H O + O --> CO + H O + energy (ATP) 6 2 12
Paramecium are also Heterotrophs That Can Move and Find Food: Cellular Respiration

14. Dispose of Waste

15. Reproduction Asexual Sexual

16. Volvox
(single algae connected throughout the cytoplasm)

17. Movement
(volvox moving)

18. Capture & Release Energy
(red eye spot)
(volvox feeding)
CO + H O + energy (sunlight) --> C H O + O 2 6 12
Volvox are Autotrophs That Can Move & Produce Their Own Food: Photosynthesis
C H O + O --> CO + H O + energy (ATP) 6 2 12
Volvox are also Heterotrophs That Can Move and Find Food: Cellular Respiration

19. Dispose of Waste

20. Reproduction Sexual Asexual

21. Capture and release energy
Protists and Their Functions
AMOEBA
EUGLENA
PARAMECIUM
VOLVOX
Movement
Capture and release energy
Dispose of waste
Reproduce
Amoeba = movement by cytoplasmic streaming (Pseudopod); surrounds and engulfs food (pseudopods); a parasitci type of amoeba causes Amoebic Dysentary in humans.
Euglena = flagellate; eye spot; some contain chlorophyll; common in fresh water.
Paramecium = most complex and specialized; ciliates
Volvox = colony of ciliates; visible to naked eye; contain chlorophyll
Things these Protists have in common:
1 - they have a nucleus (Eukaryotes)
2 - they can be plants, animals, or fungi
3 - most have mitochondria
4 - many have choroplasts
5 - most are unicellular