Euglena p. 230,232
Draw, Color and Label.
Eye spot
Not really and eye, but contain pigments that help recognize direction of light
Flagellum (flagella)
Long whip-like tale that helps the organism to move.
Chloroplast
Used to make food through photosynthesis
Protozoans with flagella a.k.a. Flagellates and Parasitic Protozoans
1. Name the protozoans that are flagellates that have a symbiotic relationship and what is the host. One
type of flagellate lives in the intestines of termites and both are helped.
2. Name a protozoans the is a parasite found in freshwater ponds and streams and what is the name of the
illness it causes. Giardia – the host would be humans
3. Why are some protozoans classified into a fourth type? They are characterized by the way they live.
4. What are the methods of movement used by these protozoans? By their hosts
5. How is Malaria spread? Healthy mosquito bites a person infected with Malaria and then turns around and
bites a healthy person.
Plant-like Protist
1. What is a diatom? Unicellular protists with beautiful glass-like walls
2. What is a dinoflagellate? Unicellular algae surrounded by stiff plates that looks like a suit of armor.
3. What are the different types of algae? Give their description. Red – multicellular seaweed –
Green- most unicellular but some are multicellular and live in water.
Brown – brown colored seaweed that anchors itself to rocks.
Fungus-like Protist
Name the 3 types of fungus-like protest and describe each type.
 Slime molds – colorful, live in the forest
 Water molds – live in moist places and may attack crops
 Downy mildews – live in moist places and may also attack crops
Fungi – Mushrooms p. 237 Draw, label and color.
Cap
Gills
Stalk
Hyphae
Underground hyphae
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Tightly packed hyphae
Where spores are produced
Tightly packed hyphae
Thread-like tubes that allows substances to move through them quickly
Loose thread-like hyphae that looks like a maze in the soil.
How are the fungi groups classified? Appearance of their reproductive structures
What are the three major groups? Sac fungi, Club fungi, and Zygote fungi
What types of food can you find fungi? Yeast, blue cheese, and mushrooms
What are three benefits from fungi? Food for people, decomposers, recyclers, and fight some disease
How are fungi harmful? Can be poisonous and can cause disease
What is lichen? How can they help determine air quality? Combination of fungu/algae or
fungus/autotrophic bacteria that live together. The lichens can be sensitive to pollutants and will dies
when pollution levels rise.