Transcript Questions, p. 133-134 “The Fine Art of Naming Organisms” 1. The name amoeba is based on the Latin and Greek words for ___. 

Questions, p. 133-134
“The Fine Art of Naming
Organisms”
1. The name amoeba is based on the
Latin and Greek words for ___.
 2. Why was this an appropriate name
for this particular organism?
 3. Amoebae move by using
extensions of their cytoplasm known
as ___.
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4. Because a paramecium is shaped
like a slipper, scientists named it
using the Greek word for ___.
 5. Paramecia move using the tiny
hair-like structures on the outside of
their body called ___.
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6. How is a Euglena plant-like?
 7. How is a Euglena animal-like?
 8. What does the name Euglena
mean?
 9. The Euglena was named this
because a special structure known as
an ___.
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10. The Euglena moves using a whiplike tail known as a ___.
 11. What does the name Volvox
mean?
 12. What type of organisms belong to
the kingdom Protista?
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