BIOL 172 Chapter Notes - Chapter 28: Nori, Pseudopodia, Pfiesteria

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Chapter 28 (28) the origin and evolution of eukaryotes. Protists are classified as eukaryotes, in the domain eukarya. Other membrane-enclosed organelles, such as: mitochondria and the golgi apparatus. A well-developed cytoskeleton that extends throughout the cell, providing structural support that enables eukaryotic cells to have asymmetric (irregular) forms, as well as to change in shape as they feed, move, or grow. Protists exhibit more structural and functional diversity than eukaryotes. Most protists are unicellular, although there are some colonial and multicellular species. 0. 5-2 micrometers in diameter, as small as prokaryotes. More closely related to plants, fungi, or animals than they are to other protists. Certain protists also rely on contractile vacuoles that pump excess water from the protistan cell. Heterotrophs, absorb organic molecules or ingest larger food particles. We do not know which organisms were the first to diverge from the others. There is evidence that much of protistan diversity has origins in endosymbiosis.

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