Lab 3: Eukarya (Protists)

What does Paraphyletic mean?

That these organisms represent some not all of the descendants of a single common ancestor.

What are the general characteristics of protists?

• Cells are eukaryotic (contain nuclei and membrane organelles)

• Most unicellular (some colonial or multicellular)

• Larger cells than prokaryotes

• Most have a flagella or cilia

• Mainly reproduce asexually

• aquatic

What are Volvox’s attributes?

• rolls

• autotrophs

• colonial

What are Stentor’s attributes

• Cillia

• Mixotroph

• Unicellular

What are Miscrasteria’s attributes?

• Glides

• Autotrophs

• Unicellular

What are the attributes of Trypanosoma?

• Flagella

• Heterotrophic

What are the attributes of paramecium caudatum?

• Cillia

• Heterotrophs

• Unicellular

What are the attributes of Amoeba Proteus?

• Pseudopodia

• Heterotrophs

• Unicellular

What are the attributes of Spirogyra?

• Floats

• Autotrophs

• Unicellular