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PROTISTS
EUGLENA, AMOEBA, PARAMECIUM,
VOLVOX
WHAT IS A PROTIST?

• Kingdom Protista
• Very diverse single
cell organisms.
• Eukaryotic
• Less complex with
many different
characteristics.
 EUGLENA

• Single-celled Protist that

live in fresh water.
• Captures and releases
energy- producers (make
their own food) and
heterotrophs (gets food
by eating other things)
• Some contain chlorophyll
MORE INFO ON EUGLENAS
• Eyespot helps them
sense light. Can be
autotrophic
(produces their own
food)
• Waste- Contractile
Vacuole holds excess
water and removes
it from the cell.
• Movement- Flagella
MORE INFO ON EUGLENAS
• Specialization -
shape does change
easily so it can
move around
• Nucleus- controls
activities of
Euglena
• Cell Membrane-
Outer Layer that
allows movement in
and out
AMOEBA • Found in
freshwater and salt
water around a lot
of dead and
decaying material.
• Captures and
releases energy-
parasites, they get
energy by invading
other organsisms
MORE INFO ON AMOEBAS
• Waste- Contractile
Vacuole holds
excessive waste

• Movement-
pseudopodia (false
feet is used to
engulf food)
• amoeba video
MORE INFO ON AMOEBAS

• Food Vacuole- part

of cell that stores
food
PARAMECIUM • Found in
freshwater. This is
a single celled
organism but is
more complex than
other organisms.
• Captures and
releases energy-
Cilia sweep food
into food
passageway.
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• Waste- Anal Pore
(food waste is
removed) and
Contractile
Vacuole (water
waste)
• Movement- Cilia
(tiny hairs that
move back and
forth.)
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• Gullet- area where
food is collected

• Oral Groove-
Opening for taking
in food

• Food Vacuole- food

storage sac
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• Found in ponds,
ditches, and
puddles.
• Composed of a
colony of tiny
flagellate cells.
(more than 50,000
cells)
• Often times called
algae.
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• Captures and
releases energy-
photosynthesis and
flagella help bring
in nutrients.
• eyespots to help
sense light.
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• Movement- Many
flagella help move
it.

• Cytoplasm- gel like

substance
VOLVOX VIDEOS

• video 1
• video 2
• video 3
 PROTISTS
VOLVOX PARAMECIUM
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