Kingdom Protista Flashcards
Animal-like protists
protozoans
plant-like protists
algae
fungus-like protists
molds
moving around slowly with a pseudopod eating decaying matter
slime mold feeding phase
fruiting bodies are formed which produce spores
slime mold reproductive phase
lives on the slimy covering of rocks and plants submerged in water
Phylum Sarcodina
amoeba
contaminates water a causes diarrhea in people
pohylum mastigophorans
giardia
what is the reproductive unit sporozoa create?
spores
when two paramecia exchange genetic information througha bridge that joins them togehter
conjugation
type of reproduction
a sporozoan that cuases malaria
phylum sporozoa
plasmodium
- has two flagella used for movement
- absorbs dissolved food from its environment and undergoes photosynthesis for energy production
phylum eulenozoa
euglena
- caused by a huge bloom
- the water turns red because of the photosynthetic pigments
phylum dinoglagellata
red tides
what phylum is also known as red algae?
rhodophyta
what phylum is also known as brow algae?
phaeophyta
phaeophyta holdfast
a root like base