Protista Kingdom Overview

What is the characteristic that unifies protists despite their polyphyletic nature?

What is the primary source of energy for all living things?

What is the term used to describe organisms that produce their own energy and matter?

What happens to the energy and matter of organisms when they die?

What is the result of taking in too much energy?

What is the term used to describe organisms that obtain energy and matter by consuming other organisms?

What is a characteristic of protists that distinguishes them from prokaryotic bacteria?

What is the primary function of cell membranes?

What is the process by which cells actively move molecules across the membrane?

What is the purpose of negative feedback mechanisms?

What is the energy source for photosynthesis?

What is the process by which cells generate energy from sugar?

What is the most usable form of energy by cells?

What is the process of breaking down organic molecules to produce ATP?

What is the byproduct of aerobic cellular respiration from one glucose molecule?

What is the primary pigment that absorbs specific wavelengths of energy in photosynthesis?

What is the type of phosphorylation involved in fermentation?

What is the final electron acceptor in anaerobic cellular respiration?

What is the process that converts energy from sunlight into food in plants and some protists and bacteria?

What is the reverse process of photosynthesis?