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Most protists are ______-celled organisms. | single-celled |
Protists are considered to have ______ cells because their cells have a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles. | eukaryotic,
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What is the major characteristic that all protists have in common? | They don't really have anything in common that makes them a protist. The reason they are classified as protists is that they don't really fit into any of the other kingdoms. |
What are the three basic types of protists? | animal-like, plant-like and fungus-like |
Organisms that feed on decaying matter are called ____. | saprophytes,
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Which category of protists have multicellular organisms? | plant-like protists |
What is an example of a multicellular algae? | Seaweed |
What is an example of a fungus-like protist. | slime-mold |
Fungus-like protists digest their food ______ of their body and absorb the digested food by _____. | outside, diffusion |
Fungus-like protists secrete ________ outside their bodies to break down food particles. | digestive enzymes |
Which organelle do plant-like protists use for photosynthesis? | chloroplast,
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Plant-like protists are also known as _____. | algae,
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Which types of protists are heterotrophs?,
| animal-like and fungus-like protists |
Which types of protists are autotrophs?,
| plant-like protists (algae),
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Which types of protists are producers? | plant-like protists (algae) |
Which types of protists are consumers? | animal-like and fungus-like protists |
Which type of protists have 2 flagella?,
| Dinoglagellates,
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What is the name of the protist that surrounds its food with its pseudopods? | Amoeba,
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The false feet on an amoeba are known as _____.,
| pseudopods,
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Some types of amoebas can cause a disease characterized by extreme diarrhea. This disease is known as _____. | amoebic dysentary,
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Paramecium and Didinium are two examples of protists known as _____ because they use cilia to sweep food into their mouths.,
| ciliates,
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The name of the single-celled organism that can swim with a flagellum and photosynthesize is ____.,
| euglena,
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A euglena senses light with its _____ and swims toward it using its ____.,
| eyespot, flagellum,
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The group of algae that is responsible for "red-tide" which kills fish is the _____.,
| dinoflagellates,
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The single-celled algae that come in many shapes and have a covering made of glass are the ____.,
| diatoms,
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The type of single-celled algae that glow at night are the ____.,
| dinoflagellates,
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When living organisms give off light (glow), it is known as _____. | bioluminescence,
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An example of an algae that live in a colony shaped like a ball is the ____.,
| Volvox,
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Multicellular algae are usually called _____.,
| seaweeds |
Free-floating organisms that can't swim against the current are known as _____. | plankton,
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Animal-like plankton are called _____. | zooplankton,
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plant-like plankton are called ____.,
| phytoplankton,
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What is the name of the dinoflagellate that has a symbiotic relationship with coral?,
| Zooxanthellae |
What type of symbiotic relationshiip do corals have with the single-celled algae that live inside their tissues?,
| mutualism,
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What is the name of the organism pictured below?,  | euglena, ,
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What is the name of the organism pictured below?,  | paramecium, ,
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What is the name of the organism pictured below?,  | amoeba, ,
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What is the name of the organism pictured below?,  | volvox, ,
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What is the name of the organism pictured below?,  | dinoflagellate, ,
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