Protist Competency Check

Which of the following characteristics apply to at least some organisms from Kingdom Protista?

Which member of Kingdom Protista is characterized by moving using pseudopodia and capturing food via phagocytosis?

Which of the following characteristics apply to ALL species in Kingdom Protista?

Which group in Kingdom Protista is responsible for the annual Florida red tide?

The largest species in Kingdom Protista belongs to what supergroup?

Which organism is unicellular and possesses a feeding groove?

Most dinoflagellates possess heavy plates made of what substance?

Which member of Kingdom Protista is the closest relative to the land plants?

Which characteristic is not shared by land plants and at least some species in Kingdom Protista?

When viewing the Euglena in lab, you should be able to positively identify the _________ and __________.