PROTISTA ACTIVITY
Name: ______
1. What are the defining characteristics of organisms in the kingdom protista?
Fungal-Like Protista
2. How are the fungal-like protista similar, both structurally and functionally to fungi? How are they different?
3. With reference to the specific characteristics or behaviors of the slime molds, describe how they maybe good candidates for studying the evolution of multicellular life.
Animal-Like Protista
4. Why are such protista often called protozoans?
5. The animal-like protista are segregated by the differences existing in their structures associated with movement. Identify the more common name for the following major groups.
Sarcodina ______
Mastigophora ______
Apicomplexa ______
Ciliophora ______
6. Describe the movement of the three more mobile groups of animal-like protista and then find digital videos representing the movement of each type on the internet (save a copy in your student folder).
7. Why do the apicomplexa need to be less mobile than the other animal-like protista?
Plant-Like Protista
8. Many of these protista are phytoplankton. What is phytoplankton?
9. Observe and sketch the prepared slide of a euglena in the group Euglenophyta. How are these cells a unique mixture of plant and animal characteristics?
10. Observe and sketch the prepared slide of some diatoms in the group Chrysophytes. How do these cells protect themselves and what functional uses have these organisms been used for?
11. Observe and sketch the prepared slide of the some organisms in the group Dinoflagellates. How are where is their growth similar to the growth of algae in a eutrophic pond?
12. Which multicellular algae, Rhodophyta or Phaeophyta, are associated with kelp beds?
13. What characteristics of Chlorophyta suggest that they may be the ancestors to the members of the Kingdom Plantae? Observe and sketch the prepared slide(s) of the green algae provided. How is there life cycle similar to that of bacteria?