PROTISTS The “Little Guys”. BUT… There are some general characteristics they all share:...

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PROTISTS The “Little Guys”

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PROTISTSThe “Little Guys”

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BUT… There are some general characteristics they all share:

Unicellular (made of one cell)

Eukaryotes (have a nucleus)

Live in moist environments

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PROTOZOANS

Move using PSEUDOPODS (“false feet”), bulges of the cell membrane

Example: AMOEBA

Pseudopod

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Sarcodine Animations/Videos

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PROTOZOANS

Move using CILIA, tiny hair-like projections that move in a wavelike motion, acting like oars

Example: PARAMECIUMCilia

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Ciliate Animations/Videos

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Zooflagellate Animations/Videos

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ALGAEDiatoms

Dinoflagellates

Green Algae

Brown Algae

Red Algae

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FUNGUS-LIKE

Slime Molds

Water Molds

Downy Mildews