Protista Flashcards
How are most protozens grouped?
By how they move
Animal like protists are called..?
Protozens
Phylum _______ includes amoebas and amoeba-like organisms.
Rhizopoda
Amoebas have no cell ___ but have a cell membrane.
Wall
Most amoebas live in salt water but some live in _______.
Freshwater
Most amoebas reproduce _____ by _____.
Asexually , fission
The disease Entoamoba histolytica can cause _____
Abdominal pain
Phylum ________ are flagellates.
Zoomastigina
African sleeping sickness is caused by the ________
African tsetse fly
What is a vector?
An organism that transmits another organism, causing a disorder.
Phylum _______ use their cilia to move.
Ciliophora
Phylum ______ produce spores.
Sporozoa
Phylum ______ possess both plant and animal characteristics.
Euglenophyta
Phylum _____ contain shells made of silica.
Bacillariophyta
Phylum _____ have cell walls made of thick cellulose plates.
Dinoflagellata
Phylum ______ attach to holdfasts.
Rhodophyta
Phylum ______ are the largest brown algae, about 1500 species.
Phaeophyta
Phylum _____ live in freshwater, most diverse with more than 7000 species.
Chlorophyta