chapter 8 test Flashcards
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name the 3 protists
euglena, amoeba, paramecium
how do amoeba move?
pseudopods
how do paramecium move?
cilia
how do euglena move?
flagellum
how do amoeba eat?
engulfs using their pseudopods
how do paramecium eat?
food vacuoles
how do euglena eat?
eyespot detects light; protist performs photosynthesis
are most protists single celled or multicellular?
single celled
are protists’ cells prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
eukaryotic
in what way are “plantlike” protists like a plant?
they make their own food through photosynthesis
in what way are “animal-like” protists like animals?
most consume other organisms for food
which group of protists do we call protozoa?
animal-like protists
why do protists need a contractile vacuole?
to pump access water out of their bodies
glass-like protists
diatoms
name 2 ways that protists are helpful
provide food/ oxygen
example of harm caused by protists
malaria, red tide
junk drawer kingdom
kingdom Protista
what does the mycelium of a mushroom look like
roots
describe the process of extracellular digestion
fungi absorb the dead particles into their skin
how do spores compare to the size of a typical seed?
very tiny
how are spores spread from one place to another?
the wind
mushrooms are a ….. fungus
club
yeast is a ….. fungus
sac
what important medicine comes from fungi?
penicillin
how was penicillin discovered?
fleming went on a trip and left his bacterial cultures. mold got into the and killed the bacteria
name 3 ways fungi are helpful
decomposition, penicillin, foods
symbiotic relationship
when 2 different species grow together to help each other
what is mycorrhiza formed by?
plants and fungi
what do mycorrhiza get out of this relationship?
plants get more water and nutrients and fungi get food from plants
what 2 organisms form lichen?
algae and fungi
