Protist Flashcards
Excavata
Asymmetrical with a feeding grove
parasitic, human pathogens
monocercomonoides- insides gust, anaerobic, lacks mitochondria because it is surrounded by nutrients
Excavata ( Trypanosomas)
from insect to animal
Excavata (Chaga’s Disease)
Can be symptom-free or fatal
Excavata ( Giardia)
You get this through contaminated food and water, spreads through person to person contact
Excavata (Trichomonas)
STDs
Excavata (Euglenids )
Has one or two flagella . Mixotrophs
Chromalveolates
aquatic, resulted from a second endosymbiotic event
has alveolus- membrane-enclosed sac beneath the cell membrane
Dinoflagellates
mixotrophs and heterotrophs
are bioluminescence
lives in aquatic colonies
can be toxic when found in high numbers
Apicomplexans
Human Pathogens
Malaria
Ciliates
Heterotrophic unicelluar has cilia to feed micronuclei- contains all genes Macronuclei- contains all active genes
Diatoms
has a silicon glass shell that composes sediments in the earth’s crust
sexual and asexual reproduction
Brown Algae
multicellular
no cellular differentiation
Rhizarians
Has Calcium Carbonate porous covering for protection. uses the pours to extend cytoplasm to grab nutrients
