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Chapter 28, Protists Flashcards

1
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Name the four supergroups of eukaryotes

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Excavata, SAR clade, Archaeplastida, Unikonta

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Which supergroup of eukaryotes are land plants in?

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Archaeplastida

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Which supergroup of eukaryotes are animals in?

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Unikonta

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Supergroup of cytoskeleton

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Excavata

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Supergroup of excavated feeding groove

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Excavata

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Three subgroups of Excavata

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Diplomonads, parabasalids, and euglenozoans

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» no plastids

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Diplomonads and parabasalids, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» modified mitochondria

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Diplomonads and parabasalids, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» most live in anaerobic environments

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Diplomonads and parabasalids, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» two equal-sized nuclei

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Diplomonads, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» Giardia intestinalis

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Diplomonads, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» Trichomonas vaginalis

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Parabasalids, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» predatory heterotrophs, photosynthesis autotrophs, mixotrophs, and parasites

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Euglenozoans, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» a spiral or crystalline rod inside their flagella

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Euglenozoans, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup, and sub-sub-group-» one or two flagella that emerge from a pocket at one end of the cell

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Euglenids, Euglenozoans, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» free-living species are consumers of prokaryotes in freshwater, marine, and moist terrestrial ecosystems

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Kinetoplastids, Euglenozoans, Excavata

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17
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» Trypanosoma

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Kinetoplastids, Euglenozoans, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» Chagas’ disease

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Kinetoplastids, Euglenozoans, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» evade immune response by switching surface proteins

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Kinetoplastids, Euglenozoans, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Three major clades of the SAR supergroup

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Stramenopiles, Alveolates, rhizarians

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» diatoms

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Stramenoplies, SAR

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» brown algae

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Stramenoplies, SAR

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Largest and most complex algae

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Brown algae

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Algae- all are multicellular, most are marine

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Brown algae

25
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Three parts of brown algae and their functions

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Holdfast (root), Stipe (stem), Blades (leaves)

26
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» Dinoflagellates

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Alveolates, SAR

27
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» two flagella

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Dinoflagellates, Alveolates, SAR

28
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» cellulose plates

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Dinoflagellates, Alveolates, SAR

29
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» red tides

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Dinoflagellates, Alveolates, SAR

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» endosymbionts with reefs

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Dinoflagellates, Alveolates, SAR

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» Apicomplexans

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Alveolates, SAR

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» parasites of humans, some cause serious human diseases

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Apicomplexans, Alveolates, SAR

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» spread through hosts by sporozoites

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Apicomplexans, Alveolates, SAR

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» most have sexual and asexual states that require two or more host species for completion

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Apicomplexans, Alveolates, SAR

35
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» Plasmodium

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Apicomplexans, Alveolates, SAR

36
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» Ciliates

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Alveolates, SAR

37
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» large macronuclei and small micronuclei

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Ciliates, Alveolates, SAR

38
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» genetic variation results from conjuation

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Ciliates, Alveolates, SAR

39
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» Paramecium

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Ciliates, Alveolates, SAR

40
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» Forams

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Rhizarians, SAR

41
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» porous, generally multichanbered shells called tests through which pseudopodia extend

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Forams, Rhizarians, SAR

42
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» many have endosymbiotic algae

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Forams, Rhizarians, SAR

43
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» form an extensive fossil record that can be used to estimate changes in ocean temperature

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Forams, Rhizarians, SAR

44
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Gave birth to land plants

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Green algae

45
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Three subgroups of Archaeplastida

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Red algae, green algae, land plants

46
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(Algae) Accessory pigment is phycoerythrin

47
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(Algae) Color varies from greenish-red in shallow water to dark red-black in deep water

48
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Subgroup of algae-> most live in fresh water, although many are marine

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Green algae-> chlorophytes

49
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Subgroup of algae-> live in damp soil, as symbionts in lichens, or in environments exposed to intense visible and ultraviolet radiationq

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Green algae-> chlorophytes

50
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Ulva

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Green algae

51
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Volox

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Green algae

52
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Two clades of unikonta

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Amoebozoans and opisthokonts

53
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Once thought to be fungi

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slime molds

54
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Two lineages of slime molds

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Plasmodial and cellular

55
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Describe the division and feeding of the multicellular plasmodium

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Undivided by plasma membranes, contains many diploid nuclei, extends pseudopodia to eat by phagocytosis

56
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Describe the unicellular and multicellular forms of cellular slime molds

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Individual feeding or aggregations formed to migrate or form a fruiting body

57
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Describe entamoebas and give their supergroup

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Parasites of vertebrates and some invertebrates, Unikonta

58
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How has global warming harmed the growth of photosynthetic protists and phytoplankton?

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Warm water prevents the upwelling needed to bring nutrients from the ocean floor

Z - BioSci 1223 (S&T) (16 decks)

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