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16 Cards in this Set
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What do we call animal-like protists that are one-celled?
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protozoa
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Lichens are affected by what?
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air pollution
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Why are ascomycota called sac
fungi? |
They produce spores in a sac-
like structure called an ascus. |
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What are the main characteristics of all protists?
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Protists are simple organisms,mostly single-celled;may be plant-like,animal-like, or fungus-like;no tissues or organs.
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Slime molds & water molds are
what kind of protists? |
funguslike
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Describe the characteristics of the group of protists.
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Algae- plant-like with chloroplasts & cell walls;Protozoans single-celled,animal-like-no cell walls,can`t make food;funguslike protists-consumers.
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Of all the algae, which type
are the most numerous? |
diatoms
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What is the club-shaped structure called that produces
the spores of basidomycota? |
basidium
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Most scientists believe that
protists evolved from what? |
monerans
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What are reproductive cells that form new organisms without fertilization?
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spores
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Many-celled threadlike tubes are called what?
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hyphae
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What is the little sac called
which produces spores of sac fungi? |
an ascus
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A carbohydrate found in this
is used to give toothpaste & pudding their creamy texture. |
red algae
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In a lichen,how do both the
fungus & the cyanobacterium or algae benefit from living together? |
The algae gets a protected,
moist enviornment, & the fungus gets food from the algae. |
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This type of protist can cause
red tide;contains a nerve poison What is its name? |
dinoflagellates
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How do fungi obtain food?
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Some get their food from decaying organisms;others are
parasites on living organisms. |
