Different protists Flashcards
1
Q
Giardia intestinalis
A
causes ‘hiker’s diarrhea”; always treat your water
2
Q
Trichomonas vaginalis
A
sexually transmitted infection
3
Q
Euglena
A
remember seeing the tiny flagellated green cell with a red eyespot in Bio
4
Q
Dinoflagellates
A
blooms cause “red tides”; many are bioluminescent
5
Q
Plasmodium
A
causative agent of malaria
6
Q
Ciliates
A
Paramecium and Stentor are exemples; micro and macro nuclei
7
Q
Amoeba
A
move by pseudopodia (false foot)
8
Q
Diatoms
A
unicellular with two parts, glass like wall made of silica
9
Q
Brown algae
A
Kelp
10
Q
Oomycetes
A
water moldes and their rlatives; includes causative asgent of potato blight
11
Q
Red algae
A
multicellular; some found at great depths; sushi wraps
12
Q
Green algae
A
Clamydomonas, Ulva, Volvox, this group is the closest relative of land plants
