| A | B |
| Cilia | short, thread-like hairs that extend from the cell and help it move. |
| Malaria | A disease caused by an animal-like protist known as a sporozoa |
| Animal-like protists | These protists DO NOT make their own food. They include sporozoans, ciliates, flagellates, and rhizopods |
| Psuedopods | Temporary extensions of the cytoplasm of rhizopod protists. These help the organism to eat and move. |
| Plant-like protists | These protists make their own food and are often referred to simply as algae. They include, diatoms, dinoflagellates, brown algae-kelp, red algae, green algae and euglenas. |
| Flagella | The whip-like tail found on some protists. |
| Water Mold | The fungi-like protists that caused the Irish Potato Famine. |
| Fungus-like Protists | This type of protist includes water molds, downy mildew, and slime molds. |
| Protists | A kingdom of organisms that can be either single or many-celled and are eukaryotic. They are the evolutionary ancestors to Plants, Animals, and Fungi. |
| Algae | Another name for plant-like protists. |
| Protozoa | Another name for animal-like protists. |
| Decomposers | Organisms such as bacteria, fungi, and insects that help to break down organic matter. |