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Kingdom Protista

Kingdom Protista. Distinguishing Characteristics. Entirely eukaryotic Most are unicellular & microscopic, but some are multi-cellular Multi-cellular representatives are simple organisms with no specialized tissues Some form chains or colonies Live in moist environments – Why?

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Kingdom Protista

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  1. Kingdom Protista

  2. Distinguishing Characteristics • Entirely eukaryotic • Most are unicellular & microscopic, but some are multi-cellular • Multi-cellular representatives are simple organisms with no specialized tissues • Some form chains or colonies • Live in moist environments – Why? • Most are mobile via cilia (= tiny hairs), flagella(= whip-like tail), or pseudopodia (= false foot)

  3. Method of Nutrition Heterotrophic & autotrophic Heterotrophic protozoans ~ get their nutrition by decomposition & filter feeding or endocytosis Autotrophic protozoans (i.e. algae) are major producers in aquatic ecosystems

  4. Method of Reproduction Asexually (although your book will say sexually too through conjugation) Conjugation Exchange of DNA

  5. The Good & The Bad • Some cause disease or illness in humans, animals, and plants • Algae can cause problems if humans are involved (i.e. algal bloom) • Many are photosynthetic - and begin many aquatic food chains • Provide a protective shelter for aquatic organisms • Some are decomposers • Used in the food industry (i.e. ice cream, candy, nutritional products) • Symbiotic relationships - (trinchonymphs in the guts of termites & lichens) Plasmodium vivax

  6. Algal Blooms

  7. Many Different kinds of Protists • Separated into Groups based on shared • characteristics • Three Groups: • 1) Plant-like ~ autotrophic group • 2) Animal-like ~ heterotrophs that consume • 3) Fungi-like ~ heterotrophs that decompose

  8. Plant Like Protists(the algal group – at least the majority) Pyrodiniumbahamense Volvoxaureus All are autotrophic!

  9. Animal Like Protists(the protozoan group) Amoeba proteus Salpingoeca fusiformis Paramecium auerelia All are heterotrophic!

  10. Fungus-like Protists(the decomposers) Hermitrichia serpula Fuligo septica – common name = “dog vomit” All are heterotrophic ~ via decomposition! Stemontis fusca

  11. The Odd Balls (Could fit in multiple groups because some of them are autotrophic & heterotrophic and mobile & immobile.)

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