Protists

Protists are organisms that are classified into the Kingdom Protista. Although there is a lot of variety within the protist kingdom, they do share some common characteristics:- Protists are usually single celled organisms with a nucleus.- They live in moist environments.- They vary in the ways they move and obtain energy. Protists obtain their energy in several ways:- Animal-like protists are heterotrophs that ingest or absorb food after capturing or trapping it.- Plant-like protists are autotrophs that produce food through photosynthesis.- Fungus-like protists are heterotrophs that obtain their food by external digestion either as decomposers or as parasites- Some protists have both autotrophic and heterotrophic characteristics. Animal-like Protists Protists that ingest or absorb food after capturing or trapping it Plant-like Protists Protists that produce food through photosynthesis Fungus-like Protists Protists that obtain their food by external digestion either as decomposers or as parasites Label the organelle used to move for each protist shown below. The options are: cilia, flagellum, pseudopod. Flagellum Flagellum Pseudopod Cilia Match each vocabulary word with the correct definition. Pseudopod A false foot used to catch food and move Cilia Small, hair-like structures used to obtain food and move Flagellum A long, whip-like tail used to move and obtain food