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Unit 3: Protists

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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, Audio
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, Audio
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, Audio
Plant-like protists are also known as _____.algae, Audio
Which types of protists are heterotrophs?, Audio animal-like and fungus-like protists
Which types of protists are autotrophs?, Audio plant-like protists (algae), Audio
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?, Audio Dinoglagellates, Audio
What is the name of the protist that surrounds its food with its pseudopods?Amoeba, Audio
The false feet on an amoeba are known as _____., Audio pseudopods, Audio
Some types of amoebas can cause a disease characterized by extreme diarrhea. This disease is known as _____.amoebic dysentary, Audio
Paramecium and Didinium are two examples of protists known as _____ because they use cilia to sweep food into their mouths., Audio ciliates, Audio
The name of the single-celled organism that can swim with a flagellum and photosynthesize is ____., Audio euglena, Audio
A euglena senses light with its _____ and swims toward it using its ____., Audio eyespot, flagellum, Audio
The group of algae that is responsible for "red-tide" which kills fish is the _____., Audio dinoflagellates, Audio
The single-celled algae that come in many shapes and have a covering made of glass are the ____., Audio diatoms, Audio
The type of single-celled algae that glow at night are the ____., Audio dinoflagellates, Audio
When living organisms give off light (glow), it is known as _____.bioluminescence, Audio
An example of an algae that live in a colony shaped like a ball is the ____., Audio Volvox, Audio
Multicellular algae are usually called _____., Audio seaweeds
Free-floating organisms that can't swim against the current are known as _____.plankton, Audio
Animal-like plankton are called _____.zooplankton, Audio
plant-like plankton are called ____., Audio phytoplankton, Audio
What is the name of the dinoflagellate that has a symbiotic relationship with coral?, Audio Zooxanthellae
What type of symbiotic relationshiip do corals have with the single-celled algae that live inside their tissues?, Audio mutualism, Audio
What is the name of the organism pictured below?, euglena, , Audio
What is the name of the organism pictured below?, paramecium, , Audio
What is the name of the organism pictured below?, amoeba, , Audio
What is the name of the organism pictured below?, volvox, , Audio
What is the name of the organism pictured below?, dinoflagellate, , Audio

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