Kingdom Protista

Question 1

General Description

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• eukaryotic
• mostly microscopic, unicellular and aquatic

Question 2

Animal-like Protists (protozoa) examples

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Paramecia, Amoeba

Question 3

Animal-like Protists (protozoa) miscellaneous facts

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• parasites to humans
• ie. Trypanosoma can cause African sleeping sickness, carried by Tse Tse fly
  ie. Plasmodium causes malaria which is carried to humans by mosquitoes

Question 4

Animal-like Protists (protozoa) feeding pattern

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feed using vacuoles and act as parasites in larger organisms

Question 5

Animal-like Protists (protozoa) cell structure

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unicellular, ovoid, may have cilia

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Animal-like Protists (protozoa) movement

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Can move with cilia, flagella or have amoeboid (pseudopod) movement

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Animal-like Protists (protozoa) reproduction

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usually asexual reproduction, some sexual

Question 8

Plant-like Protists (algae) examples

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Algae, Spirogyra

Question 9

Plant-like Protists (algae) miscellaneous facts

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Not very pathogenic to humans, but can make toxins that affect the body or have allergies

Question 10

Plant-like Protists (algae) reproduction

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Usually asexual, sometimes sexual

Question 11

Plant-like Protists (algae) movement

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Move with flagella or not at all

Question 12

Plant-like Protists (algae) cell structure

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Unicellular or multicellular; have chloroplast

Question 13

Plant-like Protists (algae) feeding patterns

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Autotrophic

Question 14

Fungi-like Protists feeding patterns

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heterotrophic decomposers who feed on surface they grow on

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Fungi-like Protists cell structure

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Uni/multicellular
- single cells tend to stick to each other

Question 16

Fungi-like Protists movement

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In different parts of life cycle may be motile and non-motile

Question 17

Fungi-like Protists reproduction

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Reproduce sexually using spores

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Fungi-like Protists miscellaneous facts

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• Like cool moist places
• Usually non pathogenic but can cause major allergic reactions and can make toxins that can affect the body

Question 19

Fungi-like Protists examples

Answer 19

slime moulds & water moulds