The cell type and the size of most Protists is how they are picked out from the other 5 kingdoms. What

are cell type and size of many Protists?

Eucaryotic

Vary in size

Do not fit into other kingdoms

Within the Kingdom Protista some creatures are like animals, some are like plants and still others have

things in common with fungi. Protists can be sorted

into these groups.

The Protozoa are like animal protists

The Algae are like plant protists

The Slime or Water Moulds are like fungus protists

Protozoa are the Protists that don’t have a cell wall and they eat or feed off of other

creatures. Protozoa are told apart from one another by what they use to move themselves around. What three things are used by various

Protozoa to move themselves around?

Pseudopodia

Flagella

Cillia

What are the features of the Protozoa?

Feed on other organisms or dead matterSome scavengers and some parasites

Lack cell wallMost can move

Have a complex life cycle

What features lets us tell one Protozoa

from another Protozoa?

SizeShape

Method of movementHow they feed

What are the common names and Phylum

names of the four types of Protozoa?

Flagellates (Phylum zoomastigina)Sarcodines (Phylum Sarcodina)

Ciliates (Phylum Ciliophora)Sporazoans (Phylum Sporazoa)

What type of Protozoa causes African sleeping

sickness (page 141)?

Typanosoma brucei

What type of Protozoa causes Amoebic

dysentery (page 145)?

Entamoeba hystolotica

What type of Protozoa causes a form of malaria

(page 146)?

Plasmodium vivax

The bodies of what type of protozoa form the

White cliffs of Dover (page 141)?

Foraminifera

Slime Moulds and Water Moulds are weird creatures with a capital W. They have cell walls of cellulose, they aren’t photosynthetic, and they make spores. Slime Moulds and Water Moulds can placed into three different Phylums based upon the steps in reproduction and how they feed, and what large structure they form.What structure does each type of Slime Mold and Water Mold make when they reproduce? (I don’t mean babies)

Spores

How are Slime Molds and Water Molds like

Plants? (Two ways)

Cellulose cell walls

Produce spores

How are Slime Molds and Water Molds

like Animals? (one way)

Ingest food

Move

How are Slime Molds and Water Molds like Fungus? (two ways)

Saprobes

Feed be releasing enzymes

Produce spores

A creature called Phytophthora infestans was responsible for the Great Potato Famine in Ireland. Which kingdom does this creature

belong in?

Kingdom Protista

Algae are the only protists that perform photosynthesis. Algae are placed into six different Phyla based upon whether they are single

celled or multicelled and what their main photopigment is.

 

Algae NameMain Photopigment Single Celled and / or

Multicelled

Green Algae Chlorophyll Multicellular

 Browm algae   Chlorophyll multicellular

 Red algae   Chlorophyll  multicellular

 Diatoms   Chlorophyll Multicellular

Dinoflagellates   Chlorophyll Multicellular

Euglenoids   Chlorophyll multicellular

What can Algae do that other Protists cannot do?

photosynthesize

What features lets us tell one type of Algae from

another?

Type of chlorophyllChemistry of cell walls

Number and position of flagellaForm that food reserves take in the cell

Why were Algae thought of as plants in the past? Why are they not considered plants

anymore?

Contained chlorophyll

Do not have leaves, stems, roots, and water conducting tissues

What type of Algae is used as an

ingredient in Toothpaste (page 149)?

Diatoms

Why might Euglena be misnamed as a

type of Algae (page 150)? (two reasons)

Over half contain chloroplasts

What is the common name for multicellular

Algae?

seaweed