PROTIST VOCABULARY Heterotroph obtains food from its surroundings

PROTIST VOCABULARY • Heterotroph- obtains food from its surroundings • Autotroph- makes its own food through photosynthesis • Sexual reproduction- reproduction involving two parents • Asexual reproduction- reproduction involving one parent • Flagellum- whip-like structure that propels organism forward • Cilia- tiny hair-like structures that surround an organism and allows it to move • Pseudopod- “false feet” that ooze to move and/or engulf prey

PROTISTS EUGLENA AMOEBA • Movement: • Food: • Reproduction: PARAMECIUM VOLVOX • Movement: • Food: • Reproduction:

Euglena Protists Amoeba Movement: Oozing- cytoplasmic streaming with pseudopods (faslse feet) Food: Autotroph – photosynthesis Food: Heterotrophic- engulfs food by oozing through eye spot Reproduction: - asexually Reproduction: Asexually Movement: Flagellum (whip-like structure) propels it forward Paramecium Movement: Cilia moving back and forth Food: Heterotrophic – using oral groove to pass food through contractile vacuole Reproduction: Asexually Volvox Lives in Colonies Movement: Flagellum (whip-like structure) propels it forward Food: Autotrophic photosynthesis Reproduction: Asexually and Sexually