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Monsters Inside Me: Brain Eating Amoeba : Video : Discovery Health

Protists. Characteristics: Eukaryotes Some are heterotrophic / some are autotrophic Most are singled cell / Few are multi-celled Move. Classified based on Movement : Amoeboids - use pseudopods “false feet” Ciliates – tiny hairs Flagellates – flagella – “tails”.

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Monsters Inside Me: Brain Eating Amoeba : Video : Discovery Health

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  1. Protists • Characteristics: • Eukaryotes • Some are heterotrophic / some are autotrophic • Most are singled cell / Few are multi-celled • Move Classified based on Movement: Amoeboids- use pseudopods “false feet” Ciliates – tiny hairs Flagellates – flagella – “tails” Monsters Inside Me: Brain Eating Amoeba : Video : Discovery Health Monsters full clip

  2. Neti Pot December 2011- Louisiana -Two people lost their lives to brain eating amoeba Very rare- only 32 in USA have died from this amoeba since 2001

  3. Protist Movement • Amoeboids- use pseudopods “false feet” : • Amoeba in motion – YouTube • 2. Ciliates – tiny hairs: Paramecium – YouTube • 3. Flagellates – flagella – “tails”: Euglena sp. – YouTube • volvox 2 - YouTube

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