Algae, protozoa, and fungi

Question 1

some algal cells have

Answer 1

flagella
pellicle: thickened cell membrane
stigma or eyespot: a light sensing organelle

Question 2

Diatoms (unicellular algae)

Answer 2

Phytoplanktons
have silicon dioxide in their cell wall (no cellulose)

Question 3

Dinoflagellate (unicellular algae)

Answer 3

Phytoplankton
no cellulose
fire algae > produce light
red tide > toxic

Question 4

Desmids (unicellular algae)

Answer 4

seen in a banana structure under the microscope

Question 5

Euglena

Answer 5

no cell wall no cellulose

Question 6

volvox (multicellular algae)

Answer 6

no cell wall
seaweed (agar)

Question 7

Prototheca

Answer 7

disease causing algae

Question 8

Naegleria fowleri (Ameba)

Answer 8

meningoencephalitis

Question 9

Acanthamoeba

Answer 9

causes eye infections

Question 10

Ciliates move by

Answer 10

cilia (oarlike motion)

Question 11

Balantidum coli (ciliates)

Answer 11

Causes balantidiasis in underdeveloped countries by drinking water
contaminated by swine feces

Question 12

flagellated (sarcomastigophora) protozoa

Answer 12

move by flagella (wavelike motion) study table

Question 13

sporozoa

Answer 13

(non-motile)

Question 14

Plasmodium

Answer 14

malaria
transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes)
study table

Question 15

call walls of fungi are made of

Answer 15

chitin

Question 16

yeasts usually reproduce by (unicellular)

Answer 16

budding or spore formation

Question 17

MO: Aspergillus
disease:

Answer 17

Aspergillosis (lung infection)

Question 18

bread molds

Answer 18

Mucormycosis or zygomycosis (lung infection)

Question 19

Dermatophytes

Answer 19

Tinea ‘ringworm’

Question 20

Candida albicans causes (yeast)

Answer 20

oral thrush, yeast vaginitis, nail infections

Question 21

Cryptococcus neoformans

Answer 21

Cryptococcosis (lung infection, meningitis)

Question 22

Dimorphic fungi

Answer 22

can live either as yeasts (37 c) or as moulds (25 c)

Question 23

Blastomyces dermatitis (dimorphic) causes

Answer 23

blastomycosis (a disease of the lungs and skin)

Question 24

coccidioidomycosis (lung infection or systemic infection) is caused by

Answer 24

Coccidioides immitis (dimorphic fungi)

Question 25

histoplasmosis is caused by

Answer 25

Histoplasma capsulatum (dimorphic)

Question 26

Sporothrix schenckii

Answer 26

sporotrichosis

Question 27

how do we classify fungi

Answer 27

based on their mode of sexual reproduction

Question 28

Ascomycotina (classification of fungi)

Answer 28

higher fungi, septate, ascospores

Question 29

Basidiomycotina

Answer 29

higher fungi, septate, basidiospores

Question 30

Chytridiomycotina

Answer 30

lower fungi, a septate, Oospores, water mold

Question 31

Zygomycotina

Answer 31

lower fungi and aseptate, zygospores (bread molds)