Protist locomotion

Alright kiddo, let's talk about how tiny living things called protists move around. Protists are single-celled organisms that are different from animals, plants, and fungi.

Some protists move with tiny hairs called cilia. Imagine if you had many tiny hair-like structures on your body that could help you move. That's what protists do! They use their cilia to move themselves around by rowing through their environment.

Other protists use a whip-like tail called a flagellum. Think of it like a tiny tail that propels the protist forward. It wiggles back and forth and helps the protist move through liquids.

Then there are protists that move by extending their bodies forward, like oozing. This type of movement is called amoeboid movement. Imagine if you had the ability to stretch out your arms and legs and move like a giant blob. That's how these protists move!

Finally, some protists don't really move at all, but instead rely on the currents around them to transport them to new environments.

So there you have it! Protists use things like cilia and flagella to move around, some move by oozing and some don't really move at all.