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What is true about protists?
a. all are unicellular
b.all have nucleus
c. all have membrane-bound organelles
d. all are multicelluar
b and c
What were the first eukaryotic organisms on earth?
protists
what was Lynn Margulis's hypothesis about where the first protists came from
they evolved from a symbiosis of several cells
type of protist that consumes other organisms
animallike protist
type of protist that produces food by photosynthesis
plantlike protist
type of protist that uses external digestion
funguslike protist
at one time, what were all animal-like protists called
protozoa
how are the 4 phyla of animal-like protists distinguished from each other
means of movement
what kind of protists are classified in the phylum Zoomastigina
animallike protists that swim using flagella
how many flagella does a zooflagellate have
most have one or 2; some have many
zooflagellates reproduce asexually by what
mitosis and cytokinesis (maybe binary fission)
some zooflagellates have a sexual life cycle
true
what phylum are sarcodines from
sarcodina
what do sarcodines use pseudopods for
feeding and movement
amoebas reproduce by means of
mitosis and cytokinesis
ciliates are members of what phylum
ciliophora
short, hairlike projections similar to flagella
cilia
what do ciliates use cilia for
feeding and movemtn
within a large population, how does conjugation benefit ciliates
helps to produce and maintain genetic diversity
sporozoans are members of the phylum
sporoza
Euglenophytes are remarkably similar to what
zooflagellates
how do euglenas reproduce
asexually by binary fission
they yellow-green algae and the golden-brown algae are members of what phylum
chrysophyta
what color are the chloroplasts of chrysophytes
yellowish gold
the cell walls of some chrysophytes contain what
the carbohydrate pectin
diatoms are members of the phylum
bacillariophyta
the cell walls of diatoms are rich with what
silicon
diatoms are shaped like what
a pill box
dinoflagellates are members of what phylum
pyrrophyta
how do dinoflagellates obtain nutrition
about half are photosynthetic, and other half are heterotrophs
What is true about dinoflagellates?
a. generally have 1 flagellum
b.many species are luminescent
b
how do dinoflagellates reproduce
most by binary fission
how do plantlike protists make much of the diversity of aquatic life possible
they are at the base of the food chain
large masses of algae that deplete the water of nutrients
algal blooms
damp "forest" of green and brown algae
seaweed
what pigments are used in red, brown, and green algae
photosynthetic pigments
red algae are members of what phylum
rhodophyta
what pigments do red algae contain
chlorophyll a and phycobilins
what color of light are phycobilins good at absorbing
blue
brown algae are members of what phylum
Phaeophyta
what pigments do brown algae contain
chlorophyll a & c; fucoxanthin
flattened stemlike structure
stipe
gas-filled swelling
bladder
structure that attaches alga to the bottom
holdfast
leaflike structure
blade
what is the largest known alga
giant kelp
green algae are members of what phylum
chlorophyta
what characteristics do green algae share with plants
photosynthetic pigments and cell wall composition
the freshwater alga Spriogyra forms long, threadlike colonies called
filaments
how can the cells in a Volvox colony coordinate movement
connected by a strand of cytoplasm
"sea lettuce"
Ulva
through photosynthesis, algae reproduce much of the earth's what
oxygen
how are funguslike protists like fungi? unlike?
both are heterotrophs that absorb nutrients from dead or decaying matter; have centrioles and lack chitin cell walls
funguslike protists that play key roles in recycling organic material
slime molds
cellular slime molds belong to what phylum
Acraglomyphyta
cellular slime molds spend most of their lives as free-living cells
true
acellular slime molds are part of what phylum
Mexomycota
the plasmodium eventually produces sproangia, which in turn produce haploid what
spores
what is another name for water molds; what phylum are they from
oomycetes; oomycota
thin filaments produces by water molds
hyphae
fertilization in water molds occurs in the what
oogonium
what is an example of plan diseases that water molds cause
mildews
what did the Great Potato Famine lead to
immediate migration of more than 1 million irish people to the u.s.