Protist & Fungus Test Flashcards
Main job of fungus in nature.
Decomposer
Fungus Babies
Spores
These are plant-like protists
Phytoplankton
Fungus can produce this essential medicine
Antibiotic
Found in mountain water and gives you intestine problems.
Giardia
The environment in which all protists must live.
Water
All protists are this relative size.
Unicellular
Main body of a fungus and hairlike
Hyphae
Causes Malaria
Plasmodium
The type of mosquito that carries malaria
Anopheles
1845 in Ireland
Potato Blight
Part algae and fungus, breaks down rocks
Lichen
The most well known antibiotic
Penicillin
Animal-like protists
Zooplankton
Made of silica
Diatoms
Means “fire plant”
Phyrrophida
Technical name of false feet
Pseudopods
1930s in United States
Dust bowl
Protist Characteristics
- Unicellular
- Eukaryotic
- Autotrophic
- Heterotrophic
HEAU
Fungus Characteristics
- Multicellular
- Eukaryotic
- Autotrophic
MEA
What is a flagella?
Tail like extension that pulls it
What is a cilia?
Hairlike projection for feeding
Amoebic Dysentery
revenge from foreign countries.
Diatoms
Glass & sand makes toothpaste
Fungus examples
Mushrooms, mold & mildew, yeast, etc.
Human fungus diseases
Athletes foot, ringworm, yeast infection
Helpful uses of fungus
Decomposer, food, yogurt, cheese, bread, antibiotics
What is lichen
Breaks rocks into soil