Lab 3

Question 1

new defining characteristic that all fungi share is:

Answer 1

synapomorphy

Question 2

prokaryotes

Answer 2

have no nuclear membrane

Question 3

eukaryotes

Answer 3

have cells with nuclei bounded by nuclear membrane

Question 4

archaea

Answer 4

live in very strange and hostile habitats, suhhc as very salty, hot, or acidic environments

Question 5

eubacteria

Answer 5

all have peptidoglycan cell walls

Question 6

cocci

Answer 6

spherical

Question 7

bacilli

Answer 7

rod-shaped

Question 8

spirilla

Answer 8

helical

Question 9

cyanobacteria

Answer 9

major group of these photosynthetic bacteria

Question 10

nitrogen fixers

Answer 10

convert molecular nitrogen from the atmosphere into forms of nitrogen that are usable

Question 11

alveolata

Answer 11

all contain cavities called alveoli

Question 12

ciliates (paramecia)

Answer 12

distinguished by the structures that enable them to move: cilia

Question 13

dinoflagellates (peridinium)

Answer 13

photosynthetic autotrophs (w chlorophylls a & c)

Question 14

stramenopiles

Answer 14

have fine hairs on their flagella

Question 15

brown algae

Answer 15

seaweeds that are photosynthetic autotrophs, multicellular

Question 16

diatoms

Answer 16

algae that are photosynthetic. encased in a silica shell

Question 17

rhizaria

Answer 17

have slender pseudopodia. also has holes in its shell to catch food.

Question 18

excavata

Answer 18

modified mitochondria

Question 19

euglenozoa

Answer 19

use flagella to move. unique structure called a kinetoplast, which contains DNA and proteins that help w mitochondrial function

Question 20

Diplomonads

Answer 20

simple protists that have two nuclei

Question 21

amoebozoans

Answer 21

have blunt pseudopodia

Question 22

amoeba

Answer 22

locomotion is via pseudopodia

Question 23

what is a defining feature of fungi

Answer 23

chitin

Question 24

zygomycota

Answer 24

have the hyphae (filaments that make up the body of the fungus) of adjoining individuals extend branches that make contact, coalesce, and form gametes

Question 25

ascomycota

Answer 25

form reproductive structures called asci. each ascus usually has eight of these spores

Question 26

Basidiomycota

Answer 26

members of this group all reproduce sexually via basidia