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Lecture 8 - Slime molds - fungus-like eukaryotes Flashcards

1
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  • have both fungal and amoeba-like qualities
  • hunters of bacteria and fungi
  • will produce spores in unfavorable conditions (survival, not reproduction)
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slime molds

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life cycle of cellular slime molds

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  1. amoeba stage
  2. slug stage
  3. fruiting body
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germinate from a spore

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amoeba stage

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  • many amoebas aggregate and sheath forms
  • migration
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slug stage

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releases spores which germinate into amoebas

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fruiting body

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plasmodial (acellular) slime molds

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  • mass of protoplasm with many nuclei (plasmodium)
  • capable of sexual reproduction
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Two phyla of slime molds

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  1. cellular slime molds
  2. plasmodial slime molds
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favorable conditions, cellular slime mold exist as

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amoeba

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unfavorable conditions, cellular slime molds

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  • congregate and fuse
  • form multicellular mushroom
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favorable conditions, plasmodial slime molds exist

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  • plasmodium
  • giant “amoeba”
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plasmodium

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multi-nucleate mass of protoplasm

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unfavorable conditions, plasmodial slime molds

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  • mold like
  • spread out forming “mycelium
  • produce clump of spores
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  • few are human parasites
  • anatomy and life cycle modified for parasitism
  • adult stage in definitive host
  • each larval stage in specific intermediate host
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helminths (parasitic worms)

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helminths phylum

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  1. Platyhelminthes (flatworms)
  2. Nematoda (roundworms)
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class under Phylum Platyhelminthes

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  1. Trematodes (flukes)
  2. Cestodes (tapeworms)
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host of helminths in adult stage

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definitive host

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host of helminths in each larval stage

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specific intermediate host

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Life cycle of helminths

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Egg –> larva(e) –> adult

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two types of helminths reproductive system

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  1. monoecious
  2. dioceious
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  • male and female reproductive system in one animal
  • hermaphroditic
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monoecious

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separate male and female

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dioceious

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shape of platyhelminths

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dorsoventrally flattened

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oral and ventral sucker attaches to host tissue

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trematode or fluke

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scolex (head), proglottids

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cestode or tapeworm

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each segment in the strobila of a tapeworm, containing a complete sexually mature reproductive system

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proglottids

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human is a definitive host for

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Taenia saginata

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human is an intermediate host for

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Echinococcus granulosus

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  • have a complete digestive system
  • eggs infective for humans
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nematodes

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  • second most common orm infection in the US (and probably in the Philippines too)
  • most common worldwide
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Ascariasis

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causative agent for Ascariasis

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Ascaris lumbricoides

31
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  • most common worm infection in US
  • causes itching around the anus which can lead to difficulty sleeping and restlessness
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Enterobius vermicularis_

32
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Hookworm examples

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  1. Ancylostoma __duodenale_
  2. Necator americanus
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caused by eating raw or undercooked meat of

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Trichinellosis

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causative agent for Trichinellosis

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Trichinella spiralis

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heartworm

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Dirofilaria immitis

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cause human hear failure

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heartworm

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how does heartworm spread

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via mosquitoes

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  • exoskeleton
  • jointed legs
  • segmented body
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Arthropoda

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Classes of Arthropoda

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  1. Insecta
  2. Arachnida
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6 legs

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Insecta

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8 legs

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Arachnida

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ex. of insects

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  • lice
  • fleas
  • mosquitoes
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ex. of arachnids

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  • mites
  • ticks
44
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arthropods that carry diseases

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vectors

45
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elimination of vectorborne diseases

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contrl or eradication of vectors

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how are vectors definitive host

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microbe’s sexual reproduction in vector

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