BIOL 212 TOP Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

What is a protist in the most general sense? Eukaryotic (nucleus enclosed) cells have nuclei and other membrane- enclosed organelles such as mitochondria and plastids. primarily aquatic eukaryotic organisms with diverse What are the different body plans, modes of nutrition, habitats and reproductive lifestyles? of protists most body plans are unicellular, some form colonies, some are coenocytic and some are multicellular algae are autotrophic photosynthesizers heterotrophs absorb nutrients, or ingesting food mostly live in the ocean, or damp terrestrial places usually reproduce asexually, some sexually as well. no sex organs What are some key structures of a basic free living unicellular protist? flagella, cell wall, nucleus, chloroplast, starch granule