Protists Flashcards
Flagella Characteristics
Long, One, Whip-like Motion
Cilia Characteristics
Many, short, oar like
Flagella & Cilia both have______
microtubeules
Excavata
Diplomonad: Heterotroph, 2 nuclei, lack mitochondria, multiple flagella
Parabasalids: heterotroph,
Euglenozoans: 2 subgroubs Euglenids (mix) Kinetoplastid (hetero)- eye spots
SAR
Diatom: auto, 2 flagella, silica molds
Oomycetes: hetero, 2 flagella, plant parasites
Brown Algae: auto, largest, multicellular
Dinoflagelletes: auto, hetero, mixo, red tide/coral
Apicoplexans: hetero, apical complex, parasites (malaria)
Ciliats: hetero, macronucleus & micronucleus, cilia
SAR (Rhizarians)
Radiolarians: Heterotroph
Forams: mixotroph
Cercozoons: autotroph
All: most abundant predator, silica skeleton, CaCO3 shells
Unikonta
Tubulinids: Hetero, free living, lobe shape pseudopodia
Entamoebas: hetero, parasites
Plasmodial Slime Molds: hetero, parasites, lobe shape
Cellular Slime Molds: hetero, unicellular, multicellular (aggregate) fruiting body (asexual reproduction)
Which 2 are decomposers?
Plasmodial slime molds & cellular slime molds
Example of Brown Algae
Kelp