Page 6 - Kingdom Protist

Reading Check Compare and contrast the three groups of protists

Table 1.1 The Protist
Group Animal-like protists Plant-like protists Fungus-like protists
(Protozoans) (Algae)
Ciliates, amoebas, Euglenoids, diatoms, Slime molds, water
apicomplexans, dinoflagellates, green molds, and
and zooflagellates algae, red downy mildews
algae, brown algae,
yellow-green
algae, and golden-
brown algae
Example Amoeba Giant kelp Water mold

Distinguishing • Considered • Considered • Considered
Characteristics animal-like plantlike because funguslike
because they they make their because they
consume other own food through feed on
organisms for photosynthesis decaying
food • Some consume organic matter
• Some are other organisms and absorb
parasites or are parasites nutrients
when light is through their
unavailable for cell walls
photosynthesis. • Some slime
molds consume
other organisms
and a few slime
molds are
parasites.

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