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Ch.11 - Protozoan Groups Flashcards

1
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what is the taxonomic consideration of protista?

A

a kingdom

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2
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what does pseudopod mean?

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small foot

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3
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what are the general characteristics of protozoan groups?

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1) unicellular eukaryote
2) locomotion
3) nutrition
4) reproduction
5) encystment

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4
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what do paired microtubules in flagellum or cilia do?

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slide past one another, thus bending the filament

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5
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which is longer, cilia or flagellum?

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flagellum

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6
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what has the function of locomotion?

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pseudopod, cilia, and flagellum

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7
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what categories are in nutrition?

A

heterotroph, autotroph, or both

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8
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what are phagotrophs?

A

solid food

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9
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what are osmotrophs?

A

liquid food

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10
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what are the asexual ways of reproduction?

A

budding, binary fission, schizogony (multiple fission)

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11
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what is budding?

A

fission of smaller cell from larger

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12
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what is binary fission?

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fission into two equal-sized cells

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13
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what is schizogony?

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nucleus divides several times, then fission produces several cells

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14
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what is conjugation?

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two cells pair, exchange gametic nuclei -> genetic variation increases

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15
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what happens in encystment?

A

hard cover forms and metabolism slows

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16
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how long does dormancy last in encystment?

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until harsh conditions pass

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17
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what 4 phylum have pseudopods?

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amoebozoa, foraminifera, radiolaria, stramenopiles

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18
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what are the types of pseudopodia?

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lobopodia, reticulopodia, axopodia and filopodia

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19
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what is lobopodia?

A

broad lobe

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20
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what is reticulopodia?

A

branch and rejoin

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21
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what are axopodia and filopodia?

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thin, radiate out

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22
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what is the locomotion of phylum amoebozoa?

A

lobopodia

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23
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what is the nutrition of phylum amoebozoa?

A

heterotroph

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24
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what is entamoeba?

A

amebic dysentary

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25
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what do all foraminifera have?

A

shells (aka tests) made of calcium

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26
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what is the nutrition of reticulopodia?

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catch prey on ocean bottom (benthic)

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27
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what do all phylum radiolaria have?

A

silica tests (shells)

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28
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What is the nutrition of phylum radiolaria?

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axopodia or filopodia catch prey as they float in the ocean (pelagic)

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29
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what phylum is actinosphaerium a part of?

A

phylum stramenopiles

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30
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what is the nutrition of axopodia (Phylum Stramenopiles)?

A

axopodia used to capture prey that float in freshwater

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31
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what are colorless heterotrophs (animal like)?

A

zooflagellates

32
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what 4 phyla have flagella?

A

virdiplantae, euglenozoa, dinoflagellata, and diplomonada

33
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what is the phylum of volvox?

A

viridiplantae

34
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what is the phylum of euglena?

A

euglenozoa

35
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what is the phylum of trypanosoma?

A

euglenozoa

36
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what is the phylum with dinoflagellates/plankton?

A

dinoflagellata

37
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what is the phylum of giardia?

A

diplomonada

38
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what is the phylum of paramecium?

A

ciliophora

39
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what is the phylum of amebas?

40
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what is the phlyum of actinosphaerium?

A

stramenopiles

41
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what are phytoflagellates?

A

have chlorophyll (plant-like)

42
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Are phylum viridiplantae phytoflagellates or zooflagellates?

A

phytoflagellates

43
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what is the nutrition of volvox?

A

autotrophic

44
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what is the nutrition of euglena?

A

autotroph, and heterotroph when light -limited

45
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are phylum euglenozoa phytoflagellates or zooflagellates?

A

zooflagellates

46
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what is known as the african sleeping sickness?

A

trypanosoma

47
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what transmits trypanosoma?

A

tsetse fly

48
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are phylum dinoflagellata phytoflagellates or zooflagellates?

49
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what does “dino” mena?

50
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what is special about phylum dinoflagellata?

A

have 2 flagella at right angles

51
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What is the – term for the dinoflagellates that are considered algae and that are also endosymbionts inside many jellyfish, corals, & molluscs; a mutualistic relationship?

A

zooxanthellae

52
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what does giardia lambia cause?

53
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what phylum is multinuclear?

A

phylum ciliophora

54
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what does the macronucleus do?

A

metabolism + growth

55
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what does the micronucleus do?

A

divide/exchange in conjunction

56
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what are trichocysts/toxicysts?

A

defensive thread or toxin expelled to paralyze prey

57
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Paramecium have what kind of nutrition?

A

freshwater osmotroph

58
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what has contractile vacuoles and an oral grove?

A

paramecium

59
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endosymbionts fall under what phyla?

A

ciliophora

60
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suctorians fall under what phyla?

A

ciliaphora

61
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what are endosymbionts?

A

commensal and parasitic

62
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what are the characteristics of suctorians?

A

1) young swim with cilia
2) adults become sessile on stalk, lose cilia, develop paralyzing tentacles

63
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what phylum have an apical complex?

A

apicomplexa

64
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what phylum has all of the endoparasites?

A

apicomplexa

65
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what does the apical complex do?

A

aids infection

66
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toxoplasma is under what phyla?

A

apicomplexa

67
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plasmodium are under what phyla?

A

apicomplexa

68
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what is the main host of toxoplasma?

69
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what is also known as malaria?

A

plasmodium

70
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what is the primary host of malaria?

71
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what is the secondary host of malaria?

72
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what’s the life cycle of malaria in it’s primary host?

A

gametes -> zygote -> sporozoites -> salivary glands -> humans

73
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what is the life cycle of malaria in it’s secondary host?

A

sporozoites -> liver -> merozoites -> rbc -> rbc burst -> release toxins

74
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what are some symptoms of malaria?

A

chills and fever

75
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where does malaria occur in the body?

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