1. Protists
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2. Protista Kingdom Unicellular and Multicellular
Heterotrophic and Autotrophic
Eukaryotic
Contains the most diverse organisms in one kingdom
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3. 3 Kinds of Protists Protozoa—animal like protists
Algae—plant like protists
Fungus like protists
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4. Protozoan (animal-like protists)
Grouped according to their method of movement:
1. Amoeba—move using a pseudopodia (false foot)-an extension of their plasma membrane
2. Flagellates—have one or more flagella (whip-like tail)
3. Ciliates—have hair-like cilia that cover their bodies (ex: Paramecia)
4. Sporozoans—produce spores and are parasitic
(ex: Plasmodium which causes malaria)
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5. Amoeba proteus
move and eat by use of pseudopods (temporary projections of the cytoplasm)
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7. some use flagella to move
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8. Paramecium caudatum
use cilia for feeding and movement (short hair-like projections)
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13. Eyespot – Phototaxis and/or chemotaxis
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16. Algae (plant-like protists)
1. Euglenoids—can be autotrophic or heterotrophic-use flagella for movement
2. Diatoms—have shells composed of silica (hard shell; large component of phytoplankton)
3. Dinoflagellates—have 2 flagella-several species cause fish kills (ex :”red tide”)
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17. Euglena gracilis
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18. Stentor coeruleus
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19. Diatoms
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20. Dinoflagellate
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21. Sounds AWESOME right?!
Sadly…not quite true. BEWARE OF BIASED and BOGUS claims by some in the scientific community. Importance of peer research!
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22. Fungus-like Protists
Fungus-like in that they decompose organic materials
Examples include slime molds, water molds, and downy mildew
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23. Slime mold
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24. mildew
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25. Phytophthora infestans
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