Common Creatures
Cyanobacteria
• A producer bacteria• Common to lakes and ponds in SD
E. Coli (Escherichia coli)
• Lives in your intestines • Some strains can be born pathogens
Amoeba
• single celled Protist• moves using a pseudopod
Paramecium
• Single celled Protist• Moves using cillia
Euglena • Single celled protist• Moves using a flagella
Algae
• Plantlike protists • Can be red green or brown (usually multicellular)
Slime-Mold
• Fungus-like Protist (decomposer)• Uses pseudopod movement
Salmonella
• Salmonella is the genus name • common bacteria in food poisoning• found in the human digestive tract
Yeast
• Single celled member of the fungus kingdom • Used to make bread rise