dictyostelium

Question 1

what are the 3 life cycles of Dictyostelium?

Answer 1

1) vegetative
2) asexual (social)
3) sexual

Question 2

What kingdom is dictyostelium in?

Answer 2

amoebozoa (parazoa)

Question 3

When does the vegetative cycle occur in dictyostelium?

Answer 3

when there is plenty of food around

Question 4

What do dictyostelium eat?

Answer 4

bacteria (E.coli)

Question 5

dictyostelium divide by _______ to form _______ cells in the vegetative cycle

Answer 5

mitosis
haploid

Question 6

How do dictostylium hunt down bacteria?

Answer 6

follow folic acid released by bacteria

Question 7

Sexual cycle results in _______

Answer 7

macrocysts

Question 8

in the sexual cycle, opposite mating types form a _______ cell, which is the macrocyst

Answer 8

diploid

Question 9

the macrocyst undergoes _______ to form _______ cells

Answer 9

meiosis
haploid

Question 10

How do individual amoeba communicate with each other?

Answer 10

the use of cAMP

Question 11

What allows individual amoeba to stick together?

Answer 11

glycoproteins

Question 12

Amoeba undergo chemotaxis to what 3 things?

Answer 12

1) light
2) humidity
3) higher temp