Protista Flashcards
Kingdom Protista is eukaryotic or prokaryotic?
Eukaryotic
What are the four locomotion of protista?
- not motile
- flagella
- cilia: short & numerous
- Pseudopodia
What are the two vesicles of protista?
food vacuoles: formed by endocytosis
contractile vacuoles: formed by exocytosis
What is the cell surface of a protista?
- only a plasma membrane
- cell walls: cellulose
- shells or test
What does a shell have?
Shells has to have a calcium base
What does a test have?
tests is a tough outer covering, more Celica base
What are the asexual reproduction of a protista?
- budding
- binary fission
- multiple fission
What type of reproduction is spore formation?
Spore formation is a sexual reproduction
What are the two types of sexual reproduction
a. conjugation
b. gametes formation
What are the three modes of nutrition?
- Phagotrophs(eat)
- Osmotrophs (absorb)
- Photoautotrophs (photosynthetic)
plasmodial slime molds
Phylum Myxomycota
no mitochondria
Phylum Archaeprotista
water molds
Phylum Oomycota
Parasite
Phylum Chytridiomycota
-dinoflagellates: form the red tides
Phylum Dinomastigota
