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A protist is a eukaryote that is not an animal, a plant, or a fungus
True
False
Protists may be single-celled or multicellular.
True
False
Protists can be divided into 3 broad categories:
Animal-like protists
Plantlike-protists
Funguslike-protists
Bacteria-like protists
Virus-like protists
Funguslike protists decompose dead organisms.
True
False
Many protists are more closely related to members of other kingdoms than to other protists.
True
False
The difference between animal-like protists and animals is:
All animal-like protists are unicellular, while animals are multicellular.
There is no difference between them.
All protists are do not have a nucleus, while animals have a nucleus.
All animal-like protists have mitochondria, while animals do not have mitochondria
Animal-like protists are also known as:
protozoa
animalzoa
animalcules
protists
Amoebas are types of animal-like protists with:
Pseudopods
Flagella
Cilia
Chloroplast
Amoebas live in fresh water, salt water, and soil.
True
False
Cilia are structures that help the organism swim and capture food.
True
False
Malaria is an example of a disease caused by protists.
True
False
Malaria is passed to humans and other animals through mosquitoes.
True
False
Plantlike protists have roots, stems, leaves.
True
False
Diatoms are the world champions of photosynthesis.
True
False
Funguslike protists can move during part of their life cycle, while fungi cannot.
True
False
Fungi are the main decomposers of these hard parts of plants, which cannot be used by animals without being first broken down by decomposers.
True
False
Animals and bacteria are the main decomposers in any ecosystem.
True
False
______________are single-celled fungi.
Yeasts
Amoebas
Paramecium
Algaea
Some fungi can be pathogenic.
True
False
Fungi diseases can be treated with antibiotics.
True
False
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