UNIT 6UNIT 6

Focus on:

Protists

Phyla of Protists How Protists are classified Amoeba, Paramecium, Euglena

Section 6-1: Characteristics of ProtistsA.Protists are members of the

kingdom____________Protists are ___________________Protists reproduce by _______ _______

In this process of reproduction, the protozoan _______________________ ________________________________

B.Protozoans may also reproduce by conjugation. In this process__________ __________________________________

___________________________________

Protista

splits into two new

Unicellularbinary fission

organisms by sharing traits.

two protistsjoin and exchange trait material

Section 6-1: Characteristics of ProtistsC. Protists, like bacteria, can cause disease

and sickness. Since protozoans are water-borne organisms, we must ____________

_________________________________

D.Protozoans are classified by the way they:______________

treat our

Move

water supply before drinking.

Protists

SarcodineSarcodines s AmoebaAmoeba

Ciliates Ciliates ParameciumParamecium

FlagellateFlagellates s EuglenaEuglena

SporozoaSporozoans ns Slime moldSlime mold

There are four groups of Protists:

I. Sarcodines – The Amoeba:A. Sarcodines move by means of _______________, A Pseudopod __________________________

_______________________________________II. The Amoeba: Structures & FunctionsA. The Amoeba has the following organelles: 1) Food Vacuole: _______________________ 2) Contractile Vacuole ___________________ ___________________________________ 3) Nucleus: ___________________________ 4) Pseudopod: _________________________ 5) Cell Membrane:______________________

Section 6-2: The Amoeba

pseudopodsis a false foot, that isused to surround

food/prey.

stores foodreleases excesswater from inside

AmoebaControls all functions“false foot” for

movingouter layer of Amoeba

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

The AmoebaPseudopodPseudopod

NucleusNucleus

Contractile Contractile VacuoleVacuole

Food Food VacuoleVacuole

Cell MembraneCell Membrane

Specimen’s Scientific Name:

AmoebaAmoeba proteusproteus

High Power: ______ X400400

1. ___________

2. ___________

3. ___________

4. ___________

5. ___________

PseudopodPseudopod

NucleusNucleus

Cell Cell MembraneMembrane

Contractile Contractile VacuoleVacuole

Food Food VacuoleVacuole

X

I. Ciliates – The Paramecium:A. Ciliates move by means of _______________, which are ________________________________

_______________________________________II. The Paramecium: Structures & Functions 1) Pellicle: _____________________________ 2) Oral Groove: _________________________ 3) Gullet _______________________________ 4) Anal Pore: ___________________________ 5) Nucleus: ____________________________ 6) Contractile Vacuole:____________________ 7) Food Vacuole: _______________________ 8) Cilia: ______________________________

Section 6-3: The Paramecium

Ciliatiny hair-like structuresthat act like oars in water

stores foodreleases water

controls all functions

tiny hair-like structures

outer layer of Parameciumopening for food intake

passes food into the vacuoleremoves wastes

The Paramecium1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

PelliclePellicleAnal PoreAnal Pore

GulletGulletOral Oral

GrooveGroove

Food VacuoleFood Vacuole

Contractile Contractile VacuoleVacuole

Nucleus Nucleus (small & large)(small & large)

CiliaCilia

ParameciuParameciumm

caudatumcaudatumSpecimen’s Scientific Name:

High Power: ______ X4004001. ___________

2. ___________

3. ___________

4. ___________

5. ___________

6. ___________

7. ___________

8. ___________CiliaCilia

NucleusNucleusContractile Contractile

VacuoleVacuoleFood Food

VacuoleVacuole

X

PelliclePellicle

Oral GrooveOral Groove

GulletGullet

Anal PoreAnal Pore

X

X

X

I. Flagellates – The Euglena:A. All flagellates move by means of _____________,

which is _________________________________

_______________________________________B. There are two types of flagellates, _____________ & _______________. They are distinguished by

the presence of _____________, which make food.

C. Most Euglena are ___________________.

Section 6-4: The Euglena

flagelluma tail-like structure thatpropels the Euglena in

water

chloroplasts

autotrophicheterotrophic

autotrophs

D. The Euglena has the following organelles:

1) Eyespot: ___________________________

___________________________________

2) Flagellum___________________________

3) Chloroplasts: ________________________

4) Nucleus: ____________________________

OTHERS: Pouch, Contractile Vacuole, Cytoplasm,

& Pellicle

Section 6-4: The Euglena

Controls all functions

Tail-like structure for movingMakes food for

Euglena

a light-sensitive spotthat detects light (red color)

1.2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

The Euglena

PelliclePellicle

ChloroplastsChloroplastsFlagellumFlagellum

NucleusNucleus

ContractilContractile Vacuolee Vacuole

EyespotEyespotPouchPouch

EuglenaEuglena anabaenaanabaenaSpecimen’s Scientific Name:

High Power: ______ X4004001. ___________

2. ___________

3. ___________

4. ___________

5. ___________

6. ___________

7. ___________

FlagellumFlagellum

NucleusNucleus

EyespotEyespot

ContractilContractile Vacuolee Vacuole

PelliclePellicle

X

ChloroplastChloroplast

PouchPouch