Protista MCQ

Characteristics of Kingdom Protista

• Protista belongs to the kingdom Protista.
• The main characteristic of plant-like protists is that they are photosynthetic and have chloroplasts.

Types of Algae

• There are three main types of algae: green, brown, and red.

Characteristics of Animal-Like Protists

• The main characteristic of animal-like protists is that they are heterotrophic and ingest food particles.

Main Groups of Kingdom Protista

• The three main groups of kingdom Protista are plant-like protists, animal-like protists, and fungus-like protists.

Characteristics of Flagellates

• A characteristic of flagellates is that they move using a flagellum.

Protist Movement

• The protist that moves by using cilia is the ciliate.
• The protist that does not move at all is the stationary protist.

Fungus-Like Protists

• The two major types of fungus-like protists are slime molds and water molds.
• Fungus-like protists and fungi have in common the ability to obtain energy and nutrition by decomposing organic matter.

Protist Types

• The protist with transient pseudopodia is the amoeba.
• The protist that has cilia that propel it is the paramecium.
• The protist that produces spores is the sporozoan.

Slime Molds and Water Molds

• Slime molds and water molds obtain energy and nutrition by decomposing organic matter and ingesting bacteria and small organisms.