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How does the protist population interact with it’s environment?

Explore the interaction of protists with their surroundings in the Kingdom Protista. Learn about their characteristics, such as being unicellular and living in various habitats. Discover the functions of different organelles within protist cells.

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How does the protist population interact with it’s environment?

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  1. How does the protist population interact with it’s environment?

  2. Protist, what is it?

  3. Protist, what is it? • Protists belong to the Kingdom Protista,.

  4. Protist, what is it? • Protists belong to the Kingdom Protista,. • A protist is any organism that is not a bacterium, fungus, plant, or animal.

  5. Characteristics of Protists

  6. Characteristics of Protists • Unicellular

  7. Characteristics of Protists • Unicellular • most live in water (though some live in moist soil or even the human body)

  8. Characteristics of Protists • Unicellular • most live in water (though some live in moist soil or even the human body) • ALL have a nucleus.

  9. What those parts do! • 1. Pseudopods: Movement and trap food

  10. What those parts do! • 1. Pseudopods: Movement and trap food • 2. Cell Membrane: Lets things in and out of cell.

  11. What those parts do! • 1. Pseudopods: Movement and trap food • 2. Cell Membrane: Lets things in and out of cell. • 3. Food Vacuole: Contains food.

  12. What those parts do! • 1. Pseudopods: Movement and trap food • 2. Cell Membrane: Lets things in and out of cell. • 3. Food Vacuole: Contains food. • 4. Contractile Vacuole: Collects excess water and squirts it out.

  13. What those parts do! • 1. Pseudopods: Movement and trap food • 2. Cell Membrane: Lets things in and out of cell. • 3. Food Vacuole: Contains food. • 4. Contractile Vacuole: Collects excess water and squirts it out. • 5. Nucleus: Has DNA. Is the control center (brain)

  14. What those parts do! • 1. Pseudopods: Movement and trap food • 2. Cell Membrane: Lets things in and out of cell. • 3. Food Vacuole: Contains food. • 4. Contractile Vacuole: Collects excess water and squirts it out. • 5. Nucleus: Has DNA. Is the control center (brain) • 6. Cytoplasm: Filling for cell.

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