Protists
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General characteristics of Protists:
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Plant-like Protists
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Protists which contain ____________________ for photosynthesis.
Euglena is a common plant-like protist.
Characteristics of Euglena:
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A second, common example is ___________________________ algae.
Algae supply about ________ of the global oxygen supply.
Animal-like Protists
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Must move in order to obtain food – _____________________.
A common example is the Amoeba. It moves by extending and retracting ___________________
(false feet).
Characteristics of an Amoeba:
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How an Amoeba engulfs food:
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A second common protist is the Paramecium.
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A Paramecium reproducing by ________________________:
Criteria
Euglena
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chloroplasts
Amount of cells
Locomotion
Reproduction
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Some animal-like protists (________________) lack methods of _______________; they have no
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These are members of the phylum _________________, are _________________, and depend
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They can reproduce ____________________________ which develop into new individuals
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The best known protozoans are from the genus ____________________. These protists are
transferred by _________________ and can cause ________________ __________________.
HomeFun:
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Read pages 128-133 and make notes.
Answer questions on page 133, #1-3, 6, 7, 11.