Biology reading for 2/25/15 Pages 165-166Plasmodial slime moldsMany are brightly coloredNot multicellularConsists of many nucleiCellular slime moldsRemain separated by their plasma membranes while feedingMulticellularTubulinidsHetertrophs that consume bacteria and other protistsSome feed on detritusBiology reading for 2/27/15 pages 166-170EntamoebasParasitic amoebozoansOpithokontsOpithokonts: diverse clade of eukaryotes. It includes fungi, animals, and several closely related groups of protistsProtists play key roles in ecological communitiesProtists are aquatic and are found almost anywhere where there is waterKey roles that protists play in the varied habitats: symbiont and producerSymbiotic protistsSymbiosis: an ecological relationship between organisms of two different species that live together in direct and intimate contactPhotosynthetic protistsProducers: organisms that use energy from light to convert carbon dioxide to organic compoundsThe base of ecological food websAll other organisms depend on producers for foodQuizlet link:
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