PROTISTS

Question 1

Animal like – characteristics

Answer 1

amoebas, ciliates, flagellates, sporozoans
animal like because they consume other organisms for food.
contain vacuoles for digesting.
some species are parasites.

Question 2

Heterotroph vs autotroph

Answer 2

heterograph: an organism that is unable to make their own food and gets nutrients and energy from consuming other organisms.
autotroph: an organism that captures energy from sunlight to produce its own food. ex. plants that can photosynthesize.

Question 3

Fungus like protists

Answer 3

slime moulds, water moulds
fungus-like because they absorb nutrients from other organisms, living or dead.
Some slime moulds consume other organisms.
Some water moulds are parasites.

Question 4

Plant like protists

Answer 4

euglenoids, diatoms, dinoflagellates
plant-like because they make their own food by photosynthesis.
some consume other organisms when light is unavailable.
some live as symbionts within other organisms.

Question 5

Parasitic vs mutualistic

Answer 5

parasitic - Absorb nutrients from living cells of the host organism.
mutualistic - Form beneficial partnerships with other organisms.