AP BIOLOGYCHAPTER 28- Protists

KINGDOM PROTISTA

BACKGROUND INFO

Ecological division of Protists:1. Protozoa (Animal-like)2. Algae (Plant-like)3. Cellular Slime Molds (Fungus- like)

Basic Characteristics of Protists-

Protist Complexity-

EUKARYOTIC EVOLUTION

Endosymbionts-

Plastid:

Animal-Like Protists

Protozoans:

1. Protozoans With Flagella:

- Zooflagellates:

Ex: Trichonympha:

Ex: Trypanosoma:

Ex: Giardia:

2. Protozoans With Pseudopodia:

Pseudopod:

Ex: Amoeba

3. Protozoans With Cilia:

Ciliates:

Ex: Paramecium:

4. Protozoans Lacking Motility (Apicomplexans):

Ex: Plasmodium:

FUNGUS-LIKE PROTISTSFungus-like protists:

Plasmodial and Cellular Slime Molds:

Decomposers:

PLANT-LIKE PROTISTSALGAE:

Unicellular Algae:

- Ex: Euglenoids:

- Ex: Dinoflagellates

- Ex: Diatoms:

Multicellular Algae:

Ex: Green algae:

Ex: Brown algae:

Ex: Red algae:

Alteration of generations