CILIOPHORA Flashcards
Characteristics, and examples
The major distinctive feature of ciliates is the possession of
Two types of nuclei
Balantidium coli is a folate parasite found in
Man and primates
……….. Is a ciliate fish parasite
Ichthyophthirus multifillis
During asexual binary fission, the……. Disintegrates
Macronucleus
During conjugation, ……. act as gamete
Micronuclei
The major role of the macronucleus is to manufacture . ……. And ……… for daily functions
RNAs and proteins
The function of the micronuclei is to exchange ……. during …….
Genetic information , conjugation
The difference between cilia and flagella lies in the
Number
Ciliates have the entire body surface covered by…..
Cilia
Ingestion in Ciliophora is through
The cytostome or cytopharynx
Osmoregulation is by…..
Contractile vacoule.
Feeding in ciliates is by …..
Subsurface basal granules
Protozoa such as heliozoans, radiolarians and foramniferans with filopodia are classified as
Rhizaria
Amoebas with lobopodia are classified as
Amoebozas
Amoebozas include. ……. ……. And…….
Ancanthamoebida, entamoeba and tubulinea