protista Flashcards
1
Q
give 2 feautres of the protista kingdom
A
eukaryotic, multi/single celled organisms, diverse kingdom
2
Q
give 2 main examples of protista
A
amoeba, algae, paramecium
3
Q
how do amoeba move
A
pseudopods
4
Q
is amoeba unicellular or multicellular
A
unicellular
5
Q
what is the fucntion of the contractile vacuole
A
collects excess water that enters the cell via osmosis and removes it without bursting the cell. (osmoregulation)
6
Q
whats the difference between the endoplasm and ectoplasm in amoeba
A
endo-inner cytoplasm, exo-outer cytomplasm
7
Q
describe the process of osmoregulation in amoeba
A
water enters cell via osmosis, excess water enters contractile vacuole, it swells, moves to edge of cell, bursts and expells water, cycle repeats
