5.1, 6.3, 5.4 Flashcards
What are protozoa?
Animal-like; heterotrophic; unicellular
What is algae?
Plant-like; uni- or multicellular
What are the 2 Life stages of protozoa and define them
Trophozoites- feeding and growth stages
Cysts- encapsulated stage to protect against harsh environments
What are the 3 forms of asexual reproduction?
Binary fission, budding, and schizogeny
What are the forms of sexual reproduction?
Syngamy (fusing of haploid gametes) and conjugation
What is the protozoan membrane called?
Plasmalemma
What is the pellicle?
Membranes with bands of protein to provide rigidness
What is ectoplasm?
The outer gel-like layer
What is the inside fluid in cytoplasm?
Endoplasm
What is the feeding structure that takes up food/nutrients (cilia sweep food towards openings)
Cytostome
Whats the difference between holozoic and saprozoic?
Holozoic protists take in whole particles and Saprozoic takes in smaller molecules
What structure is for the exocytosis of waste?
Cytoproct
What 2 locomotion structures are made of microtubules?
Flagella and cilia
What locomotion structure is a cytoplasmic extension that attach cell to surface?
Pseudopodia
What do contractile vacuoles do?
Help regulate osmotic pressure
What unique organelles are defined as DNA bundles located by basal body of flagella?
Kinetoplastid
What are Hydrogenosomes?
Unique organelles that produce ATP without O2
T/F Protozoans are polyphyletic
T; protists don’t share an evolutionary origin
What are the 3 prominent groups of protozoa?
Amoebozoa, Excavata, and Chromalveolata
What do subclasses under amoeboza have in common?
They’re a group of protists that have amoeba-like movement through pseudopodia
Which species of the amoeboza has an agent for amoebic dysentery?
Entamoeba histolytica
Which species of the amoeboza has a causative agent for amoebic meningoencephalitis?
Naegleria fowleri
Which species of the amoeboza has a causative agent for keratitis associated with contact lenses?
Acanthamoeba
What’s the difference between cellular and plasmodial slime molds?
Cellular are individuals that can aggregate into a mobile “slug” and creates a fruiting body to produce haploid spores, while plasmodial are large large amoeboid cells with multiple nuclei and can form reproductive stalks to produce spores
What common characteristic does the chromalveolata group have? Define it
Plastids- membrane bound organelle that often contains photosynthetic pigments
Which of Chromalveola’s prominent groups are algae?
Diatoms and Dinoflagellates
What are the prominent groups of Chromalveolata?
Apicomplexans, Ciliates, Oomycetes, Diatoms, and Dinoflagellates
What is an apical complex?
Concentration of organelles, vacuoles, and microtubules that able them to establish infection
What is the life cycle of apicomplexans?
Infective sporozoites undergo schizogeny