Fungal-like Protista

Question 1

protista

Answer 1

mostly single-celled organisms such as protozoa, simple algae, and fungi, slime molds, and (formerly) the bacteria

Question 2

3 fungal-like protista

Answer 2

1. Myxomycota
2. Dictyosteliomycota
3. Oomycota

Question 3

Oomycota

Answer 3

water molds, not photosynthetic, arent fungi because cell wall make up is cellulose

Question 4

example of oomycota

Answer 4

phtophythora infestans

Question 5

phytophthora infestans

Answer 5

(oomycota fungal like protista) - potato blight

Question 6

why was potato blight so impactful in ireland

Answer 6

people would eat around 10-14 lbs each day; this fungal-like Protista would turn potatoes into a goo; 1 million people starved, 1 million left to come to America

Question 7

what is phytophthora infestans also famous for besides potato blight

Answer 7

disease “sudden oak death”

Question 8

Plasmophora viticola

Answer 8

(protists) - grape mildew

Question 9

ICK

Answer 9

water mold in fish tanks

Question 10

Dictyosteliomycota

Answer 10

fungal-like Protista; cellular slime mold

Question 11

why are dictyosteliomycota unqiue

Answer 11

at different stages of lifestyle looks like different kingdoms - one part looks like a slug, one part looks like a fungi

Question 12

Myxomycota

Answer 12

acellular slime mold - NO CELLS
- oozes over stuff, back end “dries” and leaves a path
- if stuff starts to dry out they can stop, turn, and go in other direction
- for these not being advanced anatomically (no cells) they have an advanced ability