Plant-like Protists Flashcards
1
Q
Are they motile?
A
•Yes
2
Q
Unicellular or Multicellular?
A
•Unicellular
3
Q
How does phylum Euglenophyta breed?
A
•Binary Fission
4
Q
What are the 3 phylums?
A
- Euglenophyta
- Pyrrophyta
- Chrysophyta
5
Q
Which phyla are euglenas part of?
A
•Euglenophyta
6
Q
Which phyla’s organisms have a red eyespot?
A
•Euglenophyta
7
Q
What does pellicle?
A
•Aid in swimming
8
Q
How do Euglenas move?
A
- Crawl
* Swim
9
Q
Characteristic of Euglenophyta
A
•Long slender with two flagella (One see)
10
Q
What is another name for phylum Pyrrophyta?
A
- Fire protisits
* Dinoflagellates
11
Q
How do dinoflagellates produce energy?
A
- Photosynthetic
* Heterotrophic
12
Q
How do euglenas produce energy?
A
- Heterotrophs
* Sporophytes
13
Q
How do dinoflagellates move?
A
•Swim with flagella
14
Q
What’s special about dinoflagellates?
A
- Thick Plates
* DNA (no histones bound)
15
Q
What’s special about diatoms?
A
- Silicon
* Forensics
