Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Algae (plant - like) Classification
Phylum Euglenophyta?
Animal like: move by using whip like tail called flagellum
It has an eye photoreceptor
Mouth like structure
Euglena is an example
Reproduces Asexually
Phylum Diatoms
Chrysophyta (golden algae)
Golden brown algae
It Floats
Surfaces of fresh water as well as salt
Covered by two shells of silica that fit together like a pill box (glass)
Food is stored within their cells as small drops of “oil”
Animal like: move by using whip like tail called flagellum
It has an eye photoreceptor
Mouth like structure
Euglena is an example
Reproduces Asexually
Phylum Diatoms
Chrysophyta (golden algae)
Golden brown algae
It Floats
Surfaces of fresh water as well as salt
Covered by two shells of silica that fit together like a pill box (glass)
Food is stored within their cells as small drops of “oil”
Notes: Kingdom Protista Characteristics
part 1
Did you know that the members of the Kingdom Protista are the simplest of the Eukaryotes.
Protists actually lack characteristics.... shared by plants, fungi, and animals. BUT they are NOT .... Bacteria.
known as a "Left - Over" organism.
Protista Classification
- To be evolved 1.7 billion years ago
- The Eukaryotic contains membrane bound nuclei and membrane bound organelles.
- UNICELLULAR
- they mostly live in aquatic habitats:
o Ponds
o Drops of water in soil
o Digestive tracts of animals
· Some can function as Parasites
· May have qualities of both animals and plants
o Did you know…. That some protists can make their own food through photosynthesis; phytoplankton is autotrophic. Others take their food from an outside source; zooplankton is heterotrophic.
o “Animal- like” protista
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