Protist

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/protist

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Protista (a polyphyletic or paraphyletic assemblage of eukaryotic microorganisms)
2. What are protists and where can we find them?Protists are tiny living things that are not animals, plants, or fungi. They live in puddles, oceans, and even inside our bodies.
3. How do protists move?Protists can move in many ways: some swim with flagella, some use cilia to glide, and others crawl with pseudopods.

Eukaryotic Cell: A cell characterized by the presence of a membrane-bound nucleus and other organelles, distinguishing it from prokaryotic cells.
Endosymbiosis: A symbiotic relationship where one organism lives inside another, a process crucial for the evolution of mitochondria and chloroplasts.
Phytoplankton: Microscopic photosynthetic protists and cyanobacteria that form the base of most aquatic food webs and are major contributors to global oxygen production.