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[[G11 Pre-AP Biology]]
Characteristics:
* Mainly unicellular
* Under Eukarya domain.
* Eukaryotic cells.
* Reproduces sexually and/or asexually.
* Diverse, not closely related.
Classification:
* Animal-like (protozoans):
* Heterotrophs.
* Can move.
* Plant-like:
* Autotrophs, can photosynthesize.
* Photoautotrophs.
* Some are capable of consuming other organisms when light is unavailable.
* Can be unicellular or multicellular.
* Fungus-like:
* Absorbs nutrients from other organisms.
* Heterotroph/decomposers, outer digestion.
* Cell wall is not chitin.
* Examples are slime moulds and water moulds.
| Phylum | Characteristics | Example |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------- |
| Cercozoan | Pseudopods, temporary cytoplasmic extension for movement/feeding. | *Amoeba proteus* |
| Cilliophora | Cilia, short hair like extensions for sweeping food or movement. | *Paramecium caudatum* |
| Zoomastigma | Flagella, long tail like whip. | *Trichonympha* |
| Sporozoa | Vector, uses living organism to transmit infection from one organism to another. Parasitic to animals. | *Plasmodium vivax* (causes malaria) |
| Myxomycpta | Many nuculei, engulfs like amoeba. | Plasmodia |
| Acrasiomycota | Individual amoeboid cells, one nuculeus. | Cellular slime mold |
| Oomycota | Filamentous, resemble fungi, release enzymes to absorb nutrients. | *Water mold* |
Paramecium:
* Cilia.
* Asexual (binary fission/sexual.
* Gullet.
* Outer protein covering.
* Lives in water.
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Amoeba:
* Pseudopods.
* Extension of cytoskeleton.
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Euglenoids/Euglena:
* Plant-like protista.
* Flagella.
* Unicellular.
* Capable of ingesting nutrients.
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