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What are the 5 general groupings for Kingdom Protista?
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1. heterotrophs with no permanent locomotor
2. photosynthetic properties 3. heterotrophs with flagella 4. non-motile spore formers 5. heterotrophs with restricted mobility |
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What are three major phyla that are heterotrophs with no permanent locomotor apparatus?
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1. Phylum Rhizopoda (amoebas)
2. Phylum Actinopoda (radiolarians) 3. Phylum Foraminifera (forams) |
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Phylum Rhizopoda has 8 distinct characteristics:
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1. unicellular
2. amorphous 3. pseudopods 4. asexual reproduction 5. form cysts for protection 6. predators 7. parasites 8. no cell walls or flagella |
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What is an example of Phylum Rhizopoda? (cause of amoebic dysentery)
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Etamoeba histolytica
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Phylum Actinopoda has 7 distinct characteristics:
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1. unicellular
2. external skeletons made of silica 3. fixed shape 4. shape = bilateral or radial symmetry 5. needlelike pseudopods 6. MARINE - plankton 7. valuable fossils |
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Phylum Foraminifera has 7 distinct characteristics:
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1. unicellular
2. marine (some are plankton) 3. make test (skeleton) of organic material + sand + calcium carbonate 4. podia for swimming and feeding 5. alternation of generations with sporic meiosis 6. important fossil group 7. limestone rocks have lots of forams |
