BIOL 1002 Chapter : Chapter 20 Protist Diversity Outline For Notes

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The group of protists represents an unusual mix of organisms. The organisms found in this group are all eukaryotes and most are single-celled for most of their life-cycle. Since the organisms of this group, protists, are made up of eukaryotic cells, they are clearly different from the bacteria and archaea. Past classifications of the protists organized them into three general groups based on nutritional methods: So they ingest their food, absorb nutrients, or capture solar energy. Phytoplankton are the photosynthetic eukaryotes at the base of most aquatic food webs (oceans, lakes, & other bodies of water). Marine phytoplankton are responsible for ~70% of the photosynthesis (and most of the oxygen production) of the planet. Protozoans are heterotrophic protists, which actively seek and ingest their food (either food particles or other organisms) (plant-like). Most protists can be organized into eight general groups (see table 20-1): excavates, englenozoans, stramenopiles, alveolates, rhizarians, ameobozoans, red algae, green algae.

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