protista

Uses detailed descriptions and color photographs and illustrations to examine protists such as algae, amoebas, and slime molds and their roles in various diseases. Includes case studies and side-bars.

This volume demonstrates the many important functions that fungi, protists, and algae serve in the natural world, as well as in the lives of humans through various foods, medicines, and biotechnologies.

An introduction to the protists kingdom that discusses how the organisms within it are classified and describes their interactions with other life-forms.

Explains what a protist is; introduces several protists, including diatoms, kelp, and the most complex single-celled organism--the paramecium; and includes a hands-on investigation of euglena's plant-like and animal-like characteristics.

Describes the classification, characteristics, life cycle, ecology, and evolution of fungi, lichens, protists, and algae.

Introduces several protists, including diatoms, kelp, and the paramecium; and includes a hands-on investigation of euglena's plant-like and animal-like characteristics.

Describes these single-celled organisms and explains their importance in maintaining the ecosystem.

Explores the appearance, characteristics, and behavior of protists and fungi, lifeforms which are neither plants nor animals, using specific examples such as algae, mold, and mushrooms.

Presents an introduction to bacteria, in simple text with illustrations, providing descriptions of how bacteria lives in water.

This book introduces creatures from the protist kingdom, from microscopic protozoans to seaweedlike algae, and examines their parts, life cycle, and reproduction.