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PROTISTS. Where can you find them?. All protists live in moist surroundings. Most (but not all) protists are unicellular (diatoms) Some are multicellular Giant kelps are example of multicellular protists. P rotists are eukaryotic (have a nucleus).
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PROTISTS Where can you find them? All protists live in moist surroundings.
Most (but not all) protists are unicellular (diatoms) • Some are multicellular Giant kelps are example of multicellular protists. • Protists are eukaryotic (have a nucleus)
Scientists have proposed three categories to group protists to help identify them • Animal-like protists • Fungus-like protists • Plant-like protists
ANIMAL-LIKE PROTISTS • Animal-like protists(CALLED PROTOZOAN) • able to move from place to place to obtain food • Pseudopods (false foot) -temporary bulges in the cell membrane (also helps trap food) • Cilia-hairlike projections from cells that move with a wavelike pattern (also helps organism obtain food) • Flagella- one to eight long, whiplike appendage • heterotrophs (cannot make own food) consume other organisms. • many can be parasites Draw an example for each mode of movement
FUNGUS-LIKE PROTISTS • Fungus-like protists • use spores to reproduce • heterotrophs (cannot make own food) consume other organisms. • appearance has a fuzzy like covering or a shiny body • can group together and form a multicellular mass
PLANT-LIKE PROTISTS • Plant-like protists • Examples • algae • diatoms • euglena • dinoflagellates • green in color, this comes from the chlorophyll used in the photosynthetic process. • Some brown and red algae • autotrophs (able to produce their ownfood) • containing chlorophyll which helps the organism • sunlight (e.g. euglena drawn to light to make own food) • most of the oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere is made by algae • vary greatly in size • unicellular ( e.g. diatoms) • multicelluar –(e.g. seaweeds) group together in colonies • Some protists cannot move on their own
DISEASES CAUSED BY PROTISTS • Malaria- spread through mosquitoes • Giardia- found in stream water
Let’s Sing about it! Chorus Euglenas 1. Its time for Euglenas, making water green 2. They have a flagellum kinda like a tail 3. They are phytoplankton underneath the water 4. They make their own food on the sunny days. Chorus Paramecia 1. It's time for paramecia 2. They move through the water with their cilia 3. they live in some food and organic matter 4. they look like a footprint and it's pretty awesome • chorus • 1. Amoebas, euglenas, paramecia • 2. They're found in the water sometimes in the soil • 3. They are so small even microscopic • 4. you can not sa-see them without a microscope • Amoebas • 1. Its time for amoebas, they’re a protist too • 2. They're found in the leaves and in the mud • 3. They move and groove with their psdeuopods • 4. It looks demented kind of like a blob • Chorus • Amoebas • 1. Its time for amoebas, they're a protist too • 2. They're found in the leaves and in the mud • 3. They move and groove with their psdeuopods • 4. It looks demented kind of like a blob