Class Ciliate Flashcards
1
Q
Cilia characteristics
A
Largest/most diverse group of single celled protists
Mostly free living
Wide variety of habitats
2
Q
Movement
A
Motile via cilia
Produce coordinated movements
Fastest of protozoans
Few non motile and attach to substrate via stalk
3
Q
Organelles
A
More than 1 nucleus
Mouth-like cytostome
Contractile vacuoules
Trichocysts
4
Q
Asexual reproduction
A
Binary fission
5
Q
Sexual reproduction
A
Conjugation
