Protista Flashcards

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How are most protozens grouped?

A

By how they move

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Animal like protists are called..?

A

Protozens

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Phylum _______ includes amoebas and amoeba-like organisms.

A

Rhizopoda

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Amoebas have no cell ___ but have a cell membrane.

A

Wall

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Most amoebas live in salt water but some live in _______.

A

Freshwater

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Most amoebas reproduce _____ by _____.

A

Asexually , fission

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6
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The disease Entoamoba histolytica can cause _____

A

Abdominal pain

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Phylum ________ are flagellates.

A

Zoomastigina

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Q

African sleeping sickness is caused by the ________

A

African tsetse fly

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9
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What is a vector?

A

An organism that transmits another organism, causing a disorder.

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Phylum _______ use their cilia to move.

A

Ciliophora

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Phylum ______ produce spores.

A

Sporozoa

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12
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Phylum ______ possess both plant and animal characteristics.

A

Euglenophyta

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13
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Phylum _____ contain shells made of silica.

A

Bacillariophyta

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Phylum _____ have cell walls made of thick cellulose plates.

A

Dinoflagellata

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Phylum ______ attach to holdfasts.

A

Rhodophyta

16
Q

Phylum ______ are the largest brown algae, about 1500 species.

A

Phaeophyta

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Q

Phylum _____ live in freshwater, most diverse with more than 7000 species.

A

Chlorophyta