"Amoebas"

Question 1

Why are “amoebas” problematic?

Answer 1

They have no synapomorphies and are strung throughout different clades

Question 2

Types of pseudopodia

Answer 2

Lobopodium, Filopodium, Reticulopodium, Axopodium

Question 3

Lobopodium

Answer 3

Amoeba proteus, globular looking. Lobe-like

Question 4

Filopodium

Answer 4

Branching finger-like actin filaments

Question 5

Reticulopodium

Answer 5

Fine threads that may not only branch but also anastomose to form a dense network.

Means ‘net’

Question 6

Axopodium

Answer 6

Consists of an axial rod surrounded by an ectoplasmic sheath and that is typically present in Radiolaria and Heliozoa.

Really thing, looks like sunshine ray

Question 7

How are “amoebas” classified?

Answer 7

By their function and their pseudopod shape

Question 8

Pathogenecity of “amoebas”

Answer 8

Ability of cause disease, Two groups are in “amoebas”

Question 9

Neuramoebids

Answer 9

Parasites in fish, causes whirling disease. 10-20 cases of death a year, gotten from ponds here in mid-west

Question 10

Entamoebids

Answer 10

Causes dysentery (digestive system issues)

Question 11

Granulireticulosans

Answer 11

Foraminiferans. They look like snails and can help you judge where you are in the fossil record???
They compose the white cliffs of dover, several layers of pressed foraminiferans.