PROTISTA AND FUNGI KINGDOM

PROTISTS

• Protists are unicellular organisms that dont belong in another kingdom
• Protists can be both heterotrophic and autotrophic
• Most of them live in water
• They are all eukaryotic

HOW TO TELL

• The first thing you look for in a protist is a multicellular structure
• Also if the organisms has no nucleus it is not a protist
• Most protists are micro sized not including a small few

EXAMPLES OF PROTISTS

• Amoeba proteus
• Paramecium aurelia
• Pediastrum boryanum

FUNGI

• Fungi are heterotrophic
• Fungi absorb their food
• They are eukaryotic

WHAT IS NOT A FUNGI

• Anything that doest reproduce by spores
• Fungi are heterotrophic so anything autotrophic

EXAMPLES OF FUNGI

• Moss
• Rust
• Mold
• Mushroom