Protists

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• How do protists differ from archaebacteria and eubacteria?
• How do protozoans with pseudopods eat?
• What are protists?
• Why are dinoflagellates called fire algae?
• What are some examples of dinoflagellates?
• Why are diatoms used in toothpaste?
• What are some examples of ciliates?
• How do oomycetes move?
• What are common mistakes students make with oomycetes?
• What are oomycetes?
• What is alternation of generations?
• How do phytoplankton create oxygen?
• What does protozoa mean?
• What does "motile" mean?
• What are some examples of protista?
• What is an animal like protist?
• What kind or protists causes diseases?
• How are protists described?
• How many types of protist are there?
• Are protists autotroph or heterotroph?
• What is bigger: bacteria or protist?
• What are some negative things about protists?
• How are protist and fungi similar?
• What are 2 diseases caused by protists?
• What are the major groups of protists?
• How are protists different from bacteria and archaea?
• Why are protists not a kingdom?
• Why are protists no longer a kingdom?
• Why are protists not considered a clade?
• Why are protists important to us?
• What protists live in colonies?
• What protists are parasitic?
• What protists are autotrophs?
• What are some examples of protists organisms?
• What are some examples of harmful protists?
• What are some common examples of protists?
• Where are protista found?
• Do protists represent a group of organisms that share common adaptations and ancestry as suggested by inclusion in a single kingdom?
• How do protists get their nutrients?
• The protists are members of which kingdom?
• Which protists act like fungi?
• How are euglenas similar to plants?
• What type of protist is Plasmodium?
• What is the role of slime molds in the environment?
• How can you distinguish between animal, plant and fungi-like protists?
• What are the differences between animal, plant and fungi-like protists?
• Can you provide some examples of protists that are unable to move?
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• Why can protozoans get by without a respiratory system?
• Where can you find paramecia?
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• What is the name given to the protective form of some protozoans?
• Protists are divided in three distinct groups as they differ in their mode of nutrition. Is that true?
• What can the Euglena detect with it's eye spot?
• How do most unicellular algae get food? How does this differ from the way most protists get food?
• How do animal-like, funguslike, and plantlike protists obtain food?
• Which Kingdom contains the protozoa, water and slime molds, and algae?
• Is a protist multi or uni-cellular?