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Lecture 25 - protists II (SI) Flashcards

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Alveolates

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  • unicellular with subcellular cavities

- classified with molecular systematics

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Alveolates subgroups

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  1. Dinoflagellates
  2. Apicomplexans
  3. Ciliates
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Rhizaria

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Use pseudopodia to move and feed

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Rhizaria subgroups

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  1. Radiolarians
  2. Forams
  3. Heliozoa
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Stramenopiles

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  • fine hairlike projections on the flagella (mostly in reproductive cells)
  • both heterotrophs and autotrophs in this group
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Stramenopiles subgroups

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  1. Oomycetes
  2. Brown algae
  3. Diatoms
  4. Golden algae
  5. Heterokonts
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Archaeplastida

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-contains land plants, their ancestors, and relatives

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Archaeplastida subgroups

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  1. Charophytes
  2. Rhodophyta
  3. Chlorophytes
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Amoebozoans of Unikont

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Bridge between unicellular and multicellular

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Amoebozoans of Unikont subgroups

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  1. Slime molds
  2. Rhizopods
  3. Cellular slime molds
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Opisthokonts of Unikonts

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Group that connects protists with animals

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Opisthokonts of Unikonts

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  1. Choanoflagellates
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What are cilia used for in ciliates?

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feeding and motion

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Micro vs Macro nuclei in ciliates

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micro (used for reproduction)

macro (used for day to day function and metabolism)

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What happens during reproduction of Ciliates?

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-micronuclei swapped between two ciliates
-fuse together after conjugation
-mitosis to produce new macro-nucleus, binary fission, 4 daughter cells
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What is an example of Ciliates

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paramecium

17
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What are 4 characteristics of Diatoms?

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  1. unicelluular
  2. asexual division with sexual phase (size issue)
  3. wall made silica
  4. responsible for 50% of photosynthesis in ocean
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What is the shoebox concept?

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asexual smaller part of the cell reproduces and makes second copy of the smaller size

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Where are brown algae common?

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temperate waters with lots of nutrients

20
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What do brown algae create?

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kelp forests using floats to raise blades to surface

21
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Are brown algae uni or multicellular?

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unicellular

22
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How do brown algae reproduce?

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alterations by generations

23
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examples of brown algae

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  • bull kelp

- giant kelp

24
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3 characteristics of golden algae

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  1. biflagellate
  2. some are mixotrophic
  3. unicellular (mostly
25
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4 characteristics of Forams

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  1. multi-chamber, porous shells made of calcium CaCO3
  2. abundant in plankton
  3. fossilize easiliy
  4. for symbiosis with algae
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2 characteristics of Heliozoa

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  1. fused siliceous or chitinous plates

2. live in freshwater

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3 characteristics of Radiolarian

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  1. mostly actinpods
  2. have pseudopodia that extend out of pores
  3. siliceous skeletons accumulate in ocean floor
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3 characteristics of Oomecytes

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  1. extensive SA
  2. fine network of coenocytic hyphae
  3. water molds, white rusts, downy mildews
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3 characteristics of Rhizopoda

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  1. pseudopodia to feed + move
  2. free living heterotrophs
  3. Entamoeba histolytica, causes amoeboid dysentery
30
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What are Mycentozoa

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slime molds or fungus animals

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3 characterisitics of Mycentozoa

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  1. bridge gap between unicellularity + multicellularity
  2. plasmodial slime molds
  3. cellular slime mold
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What does a cellular slime mold form when food is scarce?

33
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What is the primary life stage of cellular slime mold?

34
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4 characteristics of Rhodophyta

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  1. No flagellated stage
  2. red color = phycoerythrin
  3. most common seaweeds in warm coastal waters of tropical oceans
  4. formed by endosymbiosis
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What are 2 species of green algae?

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  1. chlorophytes

2. charophytes

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What are the 3 forms of green algae

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  1. colonies of individual cells (volvox)
  2. multinucleate filaments (Caulerpa)
  3. formation of true multicellular forms by cell division/differentiation (Ulva)
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2 characteristics of Choanoflagellates

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  1. link to sponges

2. exist as single cells or huge colonies

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