Chapter 19: ProtistsVolvox

Paramecium

Slime Mold

Euglena

AmoebaSpirogyra

What was the cause of this dog-vomit?

This is a Fungus Like Protist called the Dog Vomit Slime MoldIt is a colony of fungus-like cells that are feeding off of the nutrients in the mulchIt needs warm and moist areas

 After reading the description of a protest,explain why it isn’t a clear

description for the characteristics of any single kingdom.

• Kingdom Protista is the “junk drawer” of the kingdoms• All are eukaryotic therefore have a nucleus and nucleolus along with

organelles alike mitochondria, ER, GA, vacuoles, chloroplasts.• Basically single celled but there are some that are colonial (like the slime

mold), filament (like Spirogyra), or somewhat multicellular (like some seaweeds)• Their feeding method is either• Animal – like: Ingestive Heterotrophs• Plant –like: Autotrophic• Fungus – like: Absorptive Heterotrophs

Look at the images indicated below and give its method of movement:

Animal Like Protists are classified by how they moveZooflagellate: Use whip-like flagellaAmoeba: Uses pseudopods and moves like a white blood cellsParamecium: Uses cilia all over its body which beat together to create a current

Pseudopods

CiliaFlagella

 Label the diagrams below of the Amoeba and then the

Paramecium

Pseudopods

Pseudopods

Cilia

Oral Groove

Macronucleus

Food vacuole

Contractile vacuole

Plant-like Protists

•Plant like protists are photosynthetic and live in the photic zone in water and also in soil. •They are referred to as algae and make up the base of the food pyramid as producers

Draw an image of Volvox and label the daughter colonies

Euglena is a Plant-like protist

•Euglena is an interesting and often seen in stagnant waters.• It is small and moves with flagella.• It has an eyespot (stigma) to help it detect light