KINGDOM PROTIST NOTES

WHAT IS A PROTIST? Eukaryote

Live in moist environments

3 types: animal-like, plant-like, fungus-like

PLANT-LIKE PROTISTS Also called algae

Autotrophs

6 types

1. DIATOMS

Unicellular

Used in furniture polish

2. DINOFLAGELLATES

Unicellular

2 flagella

Many glow in the dark

Cause of the red tide

3. EUGLENOIDS

Green

Unicellular

Heterotrophs under certain conditions

Example organism: euglena

4. RED ALGAE

Multicellular

Used in ice cream and hair conditioner (carrageenan)

5. GREEN ALGAE

Most are unicellular

Most live in fresh water, some live on land on rocks and tree bark

6. BROWN ALGAE

Commonly called seaweeds

Example organism: kelp

ANIMAL-LIKE PROTISTS Heterotrophs

Most move

Also called protozoans

Unicellular

Classified into 4 groups based on how they move

1. PSEUDOPODS

Definition: temporary bulges of the cell

Example organism: ameoba

2. CILIA

Definition: hair-like projections from cells that move in a wave-like motion

Example organism: paramecium

3. FLAGELLA

Definition: long whip-like tail used for movement

Example organism: Giardia

4. PARASITES

Move in a variety of ways

Example organism: Plasmodium

FUNGUS-LIKE PROTIST Heterotrophs

Have cell walls

Use spores to reproduce (spores are tiny cells that can grow into a new organism)

3 typeshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvTvaxVySlE

1. SLIME MOLDS

2. WATER MOLDS

3. DOWNY MILDEWS