Table of Contents
- 1 How do you classify protists?
- 2 What is used to classify animal-like protists?
- 3 What four groups are used to classify protists?
- 4 What are the 4 main types of protist?
- 5 What characteristics distinguish plant-like protists from animal like protists?
- 6 Which group is not considered to belong among the protists?
How do you classify protists?
For classification, the protists are divided into three groups:
- Animal-like protists, which are heterotrophs and have the ability to move.
- Plant-like protists, which are autotrophs that photosynthesize.
- Fungi-like protists, which are heterotrophs, and they have cells with cell walls and reproduce by forming spores.
What is used to classify animal-like protists?
Notice the long tails? The flagella tails make Giardia a flagellate. The method of locomotion is often used to classify animal-like protists.
What are 3 characteristics of animal-like protists?
Motile; covered with many, short cilia. Motile; have one or more long flagella. Adult form is non-motile; many are parasites, and some can form spores.
What four groups are used to classify protists?
Protists were traditionally subdivided into several groups: “animal-like” protozoa, “plant-like” algae, and “fungus-like” slime molds and water molds.
What are the 4 main types of protist?
Kelps (brown algae) are the only multicellular protists. Protist (biology definition): Any of a group of eukaryotic organisms belonging to the Kingdom Protista. Protists include: (1) protozoa, the animal-like protists, (2) algae, the plant-like protists, and (3) slime molds and water molds, the fungus-like protists.
Why are animal like protists not just classified as animals?
Animal-like protists are commonly called protozoa (singular, protozoan). They are animal-like because they are heterotrophs, and are capable of moving. Although protozoa are not animals, they are thought to be the ancestors of animals.
What characteristics distinguish plant-like protists from animal like protists?
Explanation: The plant protists are autotrophs, except fungi, while the animal protists are heterotrophs. The plant protists photoynthesize (except fungi), while animal protists are not able to photosynthesize.
Which group is not considered to belong among the protists?
Archaeplastida. The supergroup archaeplastida includes the red algae, green algae and land plants. Each of these three groups have multicellular species and the green and red algae have many single-celled species. The land plants are not considered protists.