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1. How did the nucleus form? - ANSWER invagination
2. invagination - ANSWER plasma membrane folds in on itself and inner
compartments (organelles) are formed
3. the job of the nucleus - ANSWER - protect DNA
- control what goes in and out of the nucleus
4. example of flagellates - ANSWER euglena
5. flagellum - ANSWER a long "tail" used for movement
6. flagellates also use _______ to move - ANSWER cytoplasm
7. Are the 3 separate groups of protists monophyletic or polyphyletic? -
ANSWER monophyletic
8. Protists can be grouped into.... - ANSWER Protozoans (animal-like protists)
Slime molds (fungus-like protists)
,Algae and Seaweeds (plant-like protists)
9. protozoans (animal-like protists) - ANSWER - unicellular
- heterotrophic
- live in wet environments
- most swim around hunting for prey
- very active
- reproduce through binary fission (asexually)
10.slime molds (fungus-like protists) - ANSWER - unicellular but form
colonies
- found in moist environments, but not aquatic
ex. rotting wood
- slowly move across surfaces eating microorganisms through
phagocytosis
11.algae and seaweeds (plant-like protists) - ANSWER - unicellular OR
multicellular
- autotrophs
- live in aquatic environments
- primary producers
12.primary producers - ANSWER basis of the food chain; use sunlight to
produce ATP
13.protists are very __________ - ANSWER diverse
14.parasite - ANSWER an organism that lives in or on another organism, that
causes some damage to the host
, 15.disease caused by parasitic protists.... - ANSWER malaria
16.endoplasmic reticulum - ANSWER an organelle coming off of the nucleus
where proteins are made
17.golgi apparatus - ANSWER newly synthesized proteins are given some
final processing steps
18.lysosomes - ANSWER sac-like structure that contain enzymes that break
down damaged molecules into things the cell may need
19.mitochondria - ANSWER powerhouse of the cell
formed by endosymbiosis
20.endosymbiosis - ANSWER smaller prokaryotes formed close symbiotic
relationships with larger prokaryotes and evolved into organelles
21.heterotrophic protists eat through __________ - ANSWER phagocytosis
22.phagocytosis - ANSWER process in which extensions of cytoplasm
surround and engulf large particles and take them into the cell
23.some protists feed through ___________ - ANSWER absorption or the
engulfing of food
24.water regulation - ANSWER protists need to expel water to maintain life