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    The document discusses protists, which are eukaryotic organisms that are not classified as animals, plants, or fungi. Protists can be single-celled or multicellular, and they exhibit a wide diversity of appearances. They are classified into groups based on characteristics like movement (protists that move are called protozoa) and nutrition (photosynthetic protists are called algae). Examples of protist groups discussed include amoebas, ciliates, flagellates, algae, and fungus-like protists.

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    The document discusses protists, which are eukaryotic organisms that are not classified as animals, plants, or fungi. Protists can be single-celled or multicellular, and they exhibit a wide diversity of appearances. They are classified into groups based on characteristics like movement (protists that move are called protozoa) and nutrition (photosynthetic protists are called algae). Examples of protist groups discussed include amoebas, ciliates, flagellates, algae, and fungus-like protists.

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    The document discusses protists, which are eukaryotic organisms that are not classified as animals, plants, or fungi. Protists can be single-celled or multicellular, and they exhibit a wide diversity of appearances. They are classified into groups based on characteristics like movement (protists that move are called protozoa) and nutrition (photosynthetic protists are called algae). Examples of protist groups discussed include amoebas, ciliates, flagellates, algae, and fungus-like protists.

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    What are these?

    Protists
    (These ones are diatoms specifically)
    What are protists?
    Protists are not bacteria
    Protists are not viruses
    Protists are not animal cells
    Protists are not plant cells
    Protists are not fungus
    So what are they?

    Anything that is none of the above.

    Protists are eukaryotic cells (they have a


    nucleus and organelles)

    Protists can be single celled or multicellular

    Protists all look very different from each


    other.
    The 3 domains of life

    Bacteria Archaea Eukarya

    Kingdom of Kingdom of Kingdom of Kingdom of


    Protists Plants Fungi animals

    Protists are eukaryotes that are


    not animals, plants or fungi.
    Classification according
    to characteristics

    Animal-like Plant-like Fungus-like


    Animal-Like Protists: Protozoa

    Like animals
    Not a plant

    The most obvious characteristic


    of animals is movement.

    Protists that move are called


    Protozoa (animal-like)
    Animal-Like Protists: Protozoa
    Protozoa are further classified by HOW they move:

    Amoeba Ciliates Flagellates Sporozoa

    Adult form
    Shape-change Swimming hair Swimming tail
    stops moving
    Amoeba

    Amoeba capturing Amoeba moving Amoeba gathering


    a ciliate around food
    Amoeba
    Nucleus
    Food
    DNA
    Vacuole
    Pseudopod
    Digestion
    Movement

    Cytoplasm Contractile
    Vacuole
    Movement/holds cell
    components Collects and expels
    water (homeostasis)
    Ciliates
    Example: Paramecium

    Nucleus Cilia
    Food
    vacuole Movement

    Contractile
    Vacuole
    Regulates water

    Cell mouth

    Anal pore
    Flagellates
    Example: Giardia

    2 Nuclei 3 Pairs of Flagella


    Plant-Like Protists (Algae)

    Not a fungus

    The most obvious characteristic


    of plants is Photosynthesis

    Protists that are autotrophs are


    called ALGAE.
    Algae types

    Make a table about the different algae


    types.
    For each, include:
    ● A picture
    ● Unicellular or multicellular
    ● 3 facts (as bullet points)
    Diatoms bonus video
    Fungus-like Protists

    Characteristics
    ● Heterotroph
    ● Cell walls
    ● Reproduction by spores
    Slime molds: very weird protists
    Amoeba phase Fusion into a mega Fruiting and spore
    (single celled) organism release
    Slime mold “intelligence”

    ● Slime molds can react to


    stimuli as one organism.
    ● They display “swarm
    intelligence” like ants,
    exchanging information
    and even forming
    “memories”.
    Slime molds

    In this experiment, slime


    mold is recreating the
    Tokyo transport network by
    finding the most efficient
    connecting between food
    sources.
    Water molds and downy mildews

    Like water and moist places

    Often grow like fuzzy hair.

    Food and crops are moist.

    During the Irish potato famine,


    20% of the population starved.

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