Common Creatures

Cyanobacteria

• A producer bacteria• Common to lakes and ponds in SD

E. Coli (Escherichia coli)

• Lives in your intestines • Some strains can be born pathogens

Amoeba

• single celled Protist• moves using a pseudopod

Paramecium

• Single celled Protist• Moves using cillia

Euglena • Single celled protist• Moves using a flagella

Algae

• Plantlike protists • Can be red green or brown (usually multicellular)

Slime-Mold

• Fungus-like Protist (decomposer)• Uses pseudopod movement

Salmonella

• Salmonella is the genus name • common bacteria in food poisoning• found in the human digestive tract

Yeast

• Single celled member of the fungus kingdom • Used to make bread rise