Thursday, August 14, 2014

Kingdom Protista

Cell Type - Eukaryotic Cell
  • true nucleus
  • membrane bound organelles
Metabolism 
  • heterotrophic- Protozoa
  • autotrophic - Algae
Nutrition
  • Photosynthetic autotrophs make their own food using energy from light to power complex chemical reactions to make glucose.  
  • Chemosynthetic autotrophs do the same thing using energy obtained from the breakdown of chemicals.
  • Heterotrophs eat bacteria and microscopic algae.
Reproduction
  • Asexual - spores
Sample Protozoan Organism: Amoeba

Sample Algae Organism: Diatoms

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