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KEY CONCEPT Kingdom Protista is the most diverse of all the kingdoms.

Explore the characteristics and diversity of protists, the most diverse kingdom, including animal-like, plantlike, and funguslike protists. Learn about their movement, infectious diseases they can cause, and the role of algae and funguslike protists in decomposing organic matter.

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KEY CONCEPT Kingdom Protista is the most diverse of all the kingdoms.

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  1. KEY CONCEPT Kingdom Protista is the most diverse of all the kingdoms.

  2. Protists are eukaryotes that are not animals, plants, or fungi. Protists can be animal-like, plantlike, or funguslike.

  3. Animal-like protists consume other organisms. • heterotrophs • single-celled

  4. Plantlike protists are photosynthetic. • single-celled, colonial, or multicellular • no roots, stems, or leaves

  5. Funguslike protists decompose dead organisms. • heterotrophs • can move, whereas fungi cannot

  6. KEY CONCEPTAnimal-like protists are single-celled heterotrophs that can move.

  7. macronucleus contractile vacuole food vacuole oral groove micronucleus cilia Animal-like protists move in various ways. • Animal-like protists are often called protozoa.

  8. Protozoa with flagella are zooflagellates. • flagella help zooflagellates swim • more than 2000 zooflagellates

  9. Some protists move with pseudopods. • change shape as they move • amoebas

  10. Some protists move with pseudopods. • change shape as they move • amoebas • foraminifera

  11. Some protozoa move with cilia. macronucleus contractile vacuole food vacuole oral groove micronucleus cilia • cilia help protists swim and capture food • more than 8000 ciliates

  12. Protists cause some well-known infectious diseases. human liver sporozoites liver cells developed parasites red blood cells Some animal-like protists cause disease. • Malaria is caused by Plasmodium and spread by mosquitoes. • Sleeping sickness is caused by Trypanosoma and spread by flies. • A giardia infection is caused by Giardia and spread through water. Malaria Infection

  13. KEY CONCEPTAlgae are plantlike protists.

  14. colony daughter colony Plantlike protists can be single-celled or multicellular. • Photosynthetic plantlike protists are called algae.

  15. pellicle contractile vacuole nucleus flagellum chloroplast eye spot • mostly photosynthetic • some heterotrophic • single-celled • one or two flagella • Euglenoids are a large group of plantlike protists.

  16. have two flagella • may be bioluminescent • have stiff protective plates • can cause red tide • Dinoflagellates are mostly marine plantlike protists. Dinoflagellates

  17. Diatoms are plantlike protists with glasslike shells. • shells made of silica • produce large amounts of oxygen

  18. Green algae contain chlorophyll a and b. • Brown algae contain chlorophyll c. • Multicellular algae are classified by their pigments. • Red algae contain chlorophyll a and phycoerythrin.

  19. Many plantlike protists can reproduce both sexually and asexually. • All algae can reproduce asexually. • Multicellular algae can fragment. • Chlamydomonas divides into zoospores.

  20. Some species alternate generations. • Sexual reproduction can be triggered by environmental stress. • Some algae produce sexually.

  21. KEY CONCEPTFunguslike protists decompose organic matter.

  22. Slime molds and water molds are funguslike protists. • Slime molds have both funguslike and animallike traits. • decomposers, like fungi • can move, like animals

  23. Slime molds can be plasmodial or cellular. • Plasmodial slime molds are giant cells with many nuclei. • Cellular slime molds contain independent cells.

  24. Water molds are freshwater, funguslike protists. • one type of water mold caused Great Potato Famine of Ireland in the 1800’s • made of branching strands of cells • can be parasites of plants or fish

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