What is one way that both protists and fungi get energy?(1 point)
Creating their own energy.
Creating their own energy.
Absorbing energy from their surroundings.
Absorbing energy from their surroundings.
By eating larger organisms.
By eating larger organisms.
Eating particles through endocytosis.
Eating particles through endocytosis.
A scientist finds a new organism. It gets energy by absorbing nutrients from its surroundings. It is unicellular and it uses a tail-like structure to move around. Is this new organism a protist or a fungus?(1 point)
Protist because it absorbs nutrients from its surroundings.
Protist because it absorbs nutrients from its surroundings.
Fungus because it absorbs nutrients from its surroundings.
Fungus because it absorbs nutrients from its surroundings.
Protist because it is able to move around using a tail-like structure.
Protist because it is able to move around using a tail-like structure.
Fungus because it is unicellular, meaning it has only one cell.
A farmer decides to stop using chemicals like fertilizers and pesticides on his crops. How will this impact the ecosystem on the farm?(1 point)
Protists will grow on the plants and absorb any energy they make.
Protists will grow on the plants and absorb any energy they make.
Protists will grow on the plants to help them make more energy.
Protists will grow on the plants to help them make more energy.
Fungi will grow on the plants’ roots to help the plants get more nutrients.
Fungi will grow on the plants’ roots to help the plants get more nutrients.
Fungi will grow on the plants and stop them from getting any nutrients.
People living near a lake notice that over the last few months, the color of the lake has started to change. They ask some scientists to investigate. The scientists find a new type of protist in the water. They say that this new protist spread disease throughout the lake, causing many organisms in the lake to die. These dead organisms caused the color of the lake to change. What is one way that the new protist could have entered the lake?(1 point)
People near the lake started to use fertilizers and pesticides on their plants, causing protist numbers to grow.
People near the lake started to use fertilizers and pesticides on their plants, causing protist numbers to grow.
Someone accidentally brought it to the lake on their boat after fishing at a different lake.
Someone accidentally brought it to the lake on their boat after fishing at a different lake.
Fish in the lake stopped eating protists which caused the protists and other organisms to die.
Fish in the lake stopped eating protists which caused the protists and other organisms to die.
A fungus from a different nearby pond moved on its own to this lake, bringing a protist with it.
The correct answer is: By eating larger organisms.
Both protists and fungi are heterotrophic, which means they obtain energy by consuming other organisms. This can be done by directly eating larger organisms or by consuming particles through a process called endocytosis. In both cases, the protists and fungi break down the organic matter from their food source to obtain the energy they need for survival.