Types of Protists
Water molds are?
a type of fungus-like protist
Diatoms are a type of protozoa.
F
Kelp are fungus-like protists.
F
Malaria is caused by algae that live in protozoa.
F
Protozoa are fungus-like protists.
F
Sporozoan protozoa are those that move only when they are adults.
F
All algae have roots, stems, and leaves.
F
All algae reproduce only by sexual reproduction.
F
Fish may have parasites called water molds.
T
Kelp are multicellular organisms that live in the ocean.
T
Many protists are single-celled organisms.
T
On rotting logs, one may find slime molds.
T
Protists are often classified based on how similar they are to animals, fungi, or plants.
T
Some protists are multicellular organisms.
T
Some protists eat algae.
T
Some protozoa eat bacteria.
T
_____ are the unicellular profits that can carry out photosynthesis
algae
plant-like protists
algae
The common feature shared by dinoflagellates, euglenoids, green algae, and red algae is that they?
all have chlorophyll
The _____ protozoa uses pseudopods to move
ameboid
an organism that uses pseudopods for motility
ameboid
The type of protozoan that uses pseudopods to move is?
an ameboid protozoan
Which of the following is not a class of protozoa?
bacteria
Fungus-like protist have?
cell walls made of cellulose
The _____ protozoa use cilia for motility
ciliate
an organisms that used cilia for motility
ciliate
_____ eat dead organic matter
decomposers
an organism that gets food from dead organic matter
decomposers
Protozoa can get their food by?
eating algae, eating dead organic material, preying on other organisms and engulfing and digesting them
The _____ are protozoa that use flagella to move
flagellate
an organism that uses flagella for motility
flagellate
Slime molds will start to swarm when?
food is scarce
an organism that consumes plants
herbivore
_____ eat algae
herbivores
The _____ are multicellular seaweeds that can grow as large as some trees
kelp
multicellular seaweed
kelp
an organism that hunts living organisms and consumes them as food
predator
_____ capture and engulf prey
predators
The _____ are animal-like protists
protozoa
animal-like protists
protozoa
When food is scarce, cells of the _____ group of protists swarm together and crawl as a madd, ingesting any food they find along the way.
slime mold
fungus-like protists typically found on decaying organic matter such as rotting logs
slime mold
the type of protozoa that cannot move in the adult stage
sporozoa
Plasmodium, the organism that causes malaria, is the _____ type of protozoan
sporozoan
Algae are considered plant-like because?
they have chloroplasts and carry out photosynthesis
Some members of the _____ group of protists infect plants and destroy crops such as potatoes, corn, grapes, and lettuce
water mold
fungus-like protist typically found on surface water and moist soil
water mold
