Ch:28 Protis

Question 1

Why is Protista not a clade?

Answer 1

It includes organisms that are in multiple clades

Question 2

4 major supergroups

Answer 2

Excavata, SAR, Archaeplastida, Unikonta

Question 3

Supergroup that includes plants, green algae, and red algae

Answer 3

Archaeplastida

Question 4

Includes Euglena

Answer 4

Supergroup excavata

Question 5

Mixotroph

Answer 5

A protists that can act as both a heterotroph and an autotroph

Question 6

What supergroup is determined by DNA similarities

Answer 6

SRA

Question 7

Unicellular with glass/like walls of silica dioxide

Answer 7

Diatoms

Question 8

Includes large multicellular algae like Giant Kelp

Answer 8

Brown algae

Question 9

Three groups of algae that includes multicellular members

Answer 9

Red, green, brown algae

Question 10

Unikonta

Answer 10

Includes animals, fungi, amoebas

Question 11

Coral and dinoflagellates

Answer 11

Mutually beneficial relationship where the coral receives nutrients and the diatom receives protection and material for growth

Question 12

Organisms make up base of the food chain in aquatic environments

Answer 12

Diatoms and dinoflagellates