Science Note Cards ( Protists )

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Protists

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Unicellular organisms with a nucleaus

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unicellular

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first living things on earth

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protozoan

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first animal

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hetertrophs

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can't make own food

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sarcodines

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false foot, extensions of the cell membrane and cytoplasym

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cilliates

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tiny hairlike projections for movement and food-paramecium slipper shaped, mouth type thing- Food vacuole-anal pore-food vacuole-gullet-oral groove

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Flagellates

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Whip like structure used for moving, live in animals, symbiosis a close relationship at least one benefits, mutualism when both partners benefit

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sporozoans

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are parasites, feed on cells and body fluids, form spores, pass from one host to another, like to go to ticks, mosquitoes, or other animals to humans.

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Algae

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unicellular or multicellular, colonies, move on their own, 70% of our oxygen, produce color.

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Euglenoids

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Unicellular, live in freshwater,Autotrophs make own food, Flagella,Eyespot, Chloroplasts,Pellicle.

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Diatoms

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Unicellular, 10k, aquatic, glass cell wall, Diatomaceous earth: coarse powder that comes from dead diatoms.

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Dinoflagellates

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Unicellular, walls of armor, spin, different colors, glow in the dark, causes red tide.

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Red Algae

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Multicellular, live in deep water, used for ice cream and hair conditioner used in asia

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Green Algae

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Unicellular, some form colonies, live in freshwater and in sea water.

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Brown Algae

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Multicellular Commonly called seaweed, brown yellow green orange and black pigments air bladders

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slime mold

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fruiting bodies, look like amoebae, feed on bacteria

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water and downy molds

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live in moist places, tiny threads look like fuzz, attack food crops, caused irish potato famine