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Protists and Fungi

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  • What are the three environments we find protists in?
    1) Water 2) Soil 3) Animals
  • Autotrophic protists provide what important element through photosynthesis?
    Oxygen
  • What makes something a eukaryote?
    1) Nucleus 2) Membrane bound organelles
  • Are fungi unicellular or multicellular?
    Both!
  • What do mycorrhizea fungi do?
    Extend the root network of plants in order to help plants find water and nutrients in the soil
  • What do flagella, cilia, and pseudopods have in common?
    They aid in protists locomotion
  • Do fungi preform photosynthesis?
    No! They are heterotrophs and do not use the sunlight to create energy.
  • Are fungi heterotrophs, autotrophs, or both?
    Heterotrophs!
  • Are protists heterotrophs, autotrophs, or both?
    Both!
  • What disease are protists known to carry?
    Malaria
  • What important antibiotic did fungi help create?
    Penicillin
  • Do protists reproduce sexually or asexually or both?
    Both!
  • Do fungi reproduce sexually or asexually or both?
    Both!
  • Are fungi more closely related to plants or animals genetically?
    Animals!
  • Are fungi eukaryotes or prokaryotes?
    Eukaryotes
  • What is chitin?
    Chitin makes up the cell walls of fungi
  • Did protists or fungi cause the potato famine?
    Protists
  • Are protists unicellular, multicellular, or both?
    Both!
  • Are protists eukaryotes or prokaryotes?
    Eukaryotes!