Euglena & VolvoxUnicellular Organisms

EuglenaOrganization

• Kingdom = Protista• Phylum = Euglenophyta•have both plant and animal characteristics

EuglenaMovement

• flagellum – a long whip-like structure that acts like a little motor• can move in an inchworm type fashion

Euglenafeeding

• heterotrophic = must consume food

• autotrophic = can make its own food• chloroplasts used for photosynthesis• eye spot to detect light

Where do Euglena live?

• quiet ponds or puddles

• can live in fresh or brackish water

Euglena reproduction

• reproduce asexually by splitting in two

Volvoxclassification

• Kingdom = Protista• freshwater algae• likes to form colonies

Volvoxmovement

• bi-flagellum – whip-like structure divided into two that acts like a little motor

Volvoxfeeding

•Like euglena, they can consume food, or make their food through photosynthesis

•they are mixotrophs

Where do volvox live?

• deeper ponds, lagoons, and ditches – places that receive rainwater

Volvoxreproduction

• asexually• usually done in colonies• sexually• also while in colonies• cells are hermaphroditic, but cannot fertilize themselves