Kingdom protista Flashcards
Why are protista important
-Major producer for aquatic ecosystems
-Some are parasitic pathogens
-Food additives
-Uses in essentials (ex:toothpaste)
Is protista prokaryote or eukaryote
Eukaryotes
What is asexual reproduction in protista
Binary fission
What is sexual reproduction in protista
Conjugation
What are euglenoids
-Have 1-2 flagella needed to move
What are ciliates
Have many cilia
What are apicomplexa
Parasites of animals
(ex: malaria)
What is plasmodium vivax
Disease transmitted through mosquito bites
How does plasmodium vivax work in the body
-Parasite goes through blood to liver
-Parasite grows in liver and re-enters blood to infect other red blood cells, making them rupture
-When red blood cells rupture, they release more parasites to infect more red blood cells
What are diatoms
Have glass like hard silica shell
What are amoebas
Move with pseudopods
What are pseudopods
temporary growth on a cell that lets it move
What is algae
-Have chlorophyll and do photosynthesis
-Most of the oxygen we breath
Do protista play roles of producers or consumers in ecosystems
Both
Algae produce most of the worlds free oxygen. True or false
True
