Protozoa: It's The Little Things That Kill | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

The long, whip-like tail that allows this euglena to swim is called a _______________.

flagella

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Members of the Kingdom Protista are further classified into four Phyla based upon ______________.

their method of locomotion (how they move).

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What are the tiny cellular structures that allow a paramecium to swim?

Small, hair-like projections of the cytoskeleton called Cilia.

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trap

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gift

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gift

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thief

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Plasmodium falciparum is a disease causing protozoan that harms a human host. This classifies this organism as a ______________.

parasite

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The black lines in this picture are pointing to _________________ which keep this paramecium from exploding due to ____________ by ______________.

contractile vacuoles.......water entering.........osmosis

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boom

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gift

Win 25 points!

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rocket

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lifesaver

Give 15 points!

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seesaw

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star

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shark

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thief

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Plasmotomy allows protozoans to go through binary fission and make a clone of themselves. This process is similar to ___________ in human cells.

mitosis

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Which illness is caused by a protozoa? A) swine flu B) small pox C) malaria

malaria

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trap

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magnet

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shark

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banana

Go to last place!

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A paramecium uses its _________________ to eat ______________.

A paramecium uses its oral groove to eat bacteria, yeast, algae, and other protists.

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In this picture what is happening to this amoeba's dinner? Be specific! What cell organell will be created from the psuedopodia?

The pseudopodia will merge together to make a food vacuole.

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This little, green euglena can ______________ because it contains a green chemical known as _______________.

photosynthesize (make its own sugar)....chlorophyll

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How fast can a paramecium swim?

Their speed of motion is about four times their own length per second.

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How does an amoeba move?

It can push its cytoplasm into extensions of its cell membrane to make pseudopodia.

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