Protista Kingdom

protozoans

heterotrophs - get energy from
other organisms

EX-Amoeba

Sarcodines

Contractile vacuole - structure
that collects and expels extra water
from the cell

EX-Heliozoa

Ciliates

Cilia - hair-like projections from the cell
that move with a wavelike motion

EX-Paramecium

Flagellates

use flagella
(whip-like tail structure) to move

EX-Dictyochales

Parasites

Animal-like protists that feed on the
cells and body fluids of their host

EX- Tapeworm

Slime mold

Live in moist, shady places

EX-Physarum polycephalum

Water Molds and Downy Mildew

They grow in tiny threads that look like
fuzz

EX-Saprolegnia

Algae

VERY IMPORTANT in oxygen
production

EX- Marimo

Diatoms

Move by oozing chemicals out of slits in
their cell walls

EX-Chaetoceros

Dinoflagellates

Unicellular algae surrounded by stiff
plates

EX-Marine plankton

Euglenoids

Green, unicellular algae found mostly in fresh water

EX-Phacus(an algae)

Red Algae

It is used in hair
conditioner and
ice cream

EX-coral strands

Green Algae

Unicellular, multicellular or colonial

EX-Marimo

Brown Algae

Seaweed with many pigments

EX-Kelp