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Determine if this pathogen is a virus, bacteria, or protist.

• Parasite of the digestive tract, causing diarrhea, possible ulcers.
• Unicellular
• Eukaryote
• Cells can move towards each other using their pseudopods

It is a ____

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DEfinitely a Protist.
Most Protists are Eukaryotic, with most having mitochondrion
All protists are Unicellular.
Some are parasites. Trichomonas vaginalis is a parasite infecting the vagina.
Some amoeba are protists. Amoeba can change shape and move around by extending their pseudopodia.
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