Phylum Protozoa Flashcards
1
Q
Protists animal like traits
A
Lack cell wall
Most are dioecious
Heterotrophic nutrition
2
Q
Protist characteristics
A
Most are single cell
Few colonial
Form important part of plankton
Some parasitic/symbiotic in animals
3
Q
Movement
A
Motile by cilia, flagella, and amoeboid motion
4
Q
Feeding
A
Heterotrophic
Undigested material expelled via exocytosis through anal pore
5
Q
Life cycles
A
Protozoa exit in single form
Some alternate b/w troph and cyst
6
Q
Asexual reproduction
A
Fission
Budding
Multiple fission
7
Q
Sexual reproduction
A
Conjugation
Syngamy
8
Q
Protist classification
A
Amoebas
Flagellates
Ciliates
Apicomplexans
