LAB:
PREPARING & VIEWING PROTISTS
Name_____________________
DATA SHEET
Part A:
Observations of Known Protists
a. Name --> Locate the name of each
Protist on its container.
b. Description --> Describe protists
appearance (color, shape, size, external structures such
as cilia & flagella, etc; and
its behavior (mobile (fast, slow), nonmobile, lives in
clumps, lives singly,
etc)).
c. Drawing --> an accurate drawing of
any internal & external features visible.
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QUESTIONS
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b. ______________________________________________________________________
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b. _______ ______________________________________________________________
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Part B: Observations of Unknown Protists
Fill in the data sheet below by providing the following information.
a. Location --> Indicate if specimen
came from top, bottom, middle, near
vegetation, etc in specimen
container.
b. Type --> Indicate of protist is an
Algae (A) or Protozoa (P).
Algae = green, nonmotile,
often very long or in large colonies.
Protozoa = clear, motile
(often have flagella or cilia), often oval.
c. Description --> Describe protists
appearance (color, shape, size, external structures
such as cilia & flagella,
etc; and its behavior (mobile (fast, slow), nonmobile,
lives in clumps, lives
singly, etc)).
d. Drawing --> an accurate drawing of
any internal & external features visible.
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