Kingdom Protista Flashcards
Person who created K. Protista
Ernst Haeckel (1866)
Other name of Kingdom
Dustbin of Kingdoms
Characteristics
First Eukaryotes, Unicellular, Double envelope system
Most members are _____
Primarily aquatic and Planktons
Planktonic Protists are of Two types
Phytoplanktons and Zooplanktons
Protistas are Link Between
Monera and Multicellular Eukaryotic kingdoms
Lococmotary Appendages
Cilia, Flagella, Pseudopodia
What does not occur during sexual reproduction in protists?
Embryo formation
Types of Asexual Reproduction
B.F
Budding
Cyst Formation
Sporulation
Types of Binary Fission
Transverse BF - Paramecium
Longitudinal BF - Euglena
At any plane BF - Amoeba
Oblique BF - Ceratium
Classification of K. Protista
Protistan Algae, Protistan Fungi and Animal like protists
Protistan Algae Types
Diatoms
Dinoflagellates
Euglenoids
Protistan Fungi Types
Slime Moulds
Animal like Protists
Zooflagellates
Sarcodines
Sporozoans
Ciliates
P.A. oxygenic photosynthesis
80% on Earth
Diatoms names
Golden algae with no flagella
Jewel of the Plant World
Grasses of the sea
Diversity of Diatoms
About 5500 species
Definition of Diatoms
Unicellular, Eukaryote, covered with Silica