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
phytoflagellates
Phylum Euglenophyta
diatoms; bottom of the oceanic food chain
Phylum Bacillariophyta
brown algae
Phylum Phaeophyta
red algae
Phylum Rhodophyta
green algae
Phylum Chlorophyta
yellow green algae
Phylum Xanthophyta
golden algae
Phylum Chrysophyta
pseudopodia with no test
Phylum Rhizopoda
calcium carbonate shell, pseudopodia
Phylum Foraminifera
