kingdom Protista Flashcards
what kind of cells are in kingdom Protista
eukaryotic
animal like protists
protozoa
plant like protists
algae and seaweeds
fungus like protists
slime and water molds
are animal like protists heterotrophic or autotrophic
heterotrophic
plasmodium is the genus of an organism that causes this disease
malaria
by what means does a paramecium move
cilia
would a plant be eukaryotic or prokaryotic in cellular stage
eukaryotic
are any of the fungi unicellular
yes except for yeast
are any plants unicellular
no
two chemical characteristics that differentiate the algae
color and starch
single cell algae that have a cell wall made of silica
diatoms
which group of algae are thought to have been the ancestors of modern plants
green algae (chlorophyta)
fungi like protists that are amoeba like and flagellated cellular stages
slime and water molds
what is the function of a contractile vacuole
pump out water in a process known as osmoregulation
coma inducting, brain is affected, typically needs a vector such as a tse the fly
trypanosoma (African sleeping sickness)
extremely high fevers, chills, parasites in mosquito salivary glands, completely treatable now
plasmodium (malaria)
two flagella, autotrophs, photophtic (can sense and move toward light), fish eat it, then bigger fish eat it, then people eat the fish
dinoflagellates (red tides)
