1. Unit 5 – Lesson 3

3. Protists Protists are single cell organisms Can be producers and consumers They are known as they “odds n ends” of life. – Mushroom like – Plant like – Animal like

4. Fungilike Protists Slime mold – Consume once living plants – Decomposers

5. Plantlike Protists Algae – Algae provides food for many animals and animal- like protists. They are a staple of aquatic ecosystems. Largest producers of OXYGEN thru PHOTOSYNTHESIS

6. Plantlike Protists – Algae can also help remove pollution – the use pollution as a food source and can over produce.

7. All About Algae Is algae good or bad? What are we using algae for in today’s society? Oligotrophic LakeEutrophic Lake

8. Animallike Protists Paramecium – has cilia – short hair-like projections

9. Animallike Protists Amoeba – moves with a pseudopod (foot like projection)

10. Protozoans Protozoans are important members of ecosystems. – Decompose matter in the environment – Can cause disease malaria

12. Fungi Fungi are multicellular consumers They consume their food through absorption of dead organisms

13. Fungi There are four types of fungi: – sac fungi – zygote fungi – club fungi – imperfect fungi

14. Club Fungi Example: Mushrooms

15. Zygote Fungi Example: Mold on bread – grow in moist areas

16. Sac Fungi Example: Yeast Fungi, Diaper Infection Fungi

17. Imperfect Fungi Examples: fungi in Blue Cheese, Athletes foot