Protists Flashcards

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1
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The domain of protista is

A

Eukarya

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2
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Protozoan possibly evolved from from the first ______ by ______

A

Eukaryotes, endosymbiosis

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3
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First eukaryotic organism to have evolved around ___ billion years ago

A

1.7 billion

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4
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They are primarily microscopic

True or false

A

True

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5
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They can be unicellular,______, And ______

A

Multicellular, colonials

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6
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They are found in

A

Fresh water, Marine and moist terrestrial habitats

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7
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They make up part of the _____

A

Zooplankton

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8
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Many species Are mutualists and some are _______

A

Parasitic

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9
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They are classified into the following (state why)

A

Animal like (Protozoa) - ingestive, heterotrophic

Plant like (algae)- photosynthesis, autotrophic

Fungus like(slime moulds)- absorptive, heterotrophic

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10
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Their movement includes

A

Cillia
Flagella
Pseudopodia (false feet)

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11
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Adaptions: fresh water Protozoa have ___ to pump out excsss water

A

Contractile

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12
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Adaptions Include

A

Eyespot (some can detect light )

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13
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Adaptions happen when ______

A

Conditions Are favourable

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14
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Protist benefits include

3

A

Planktons in ocean lakes and ponds are an important part of a large food web

They help synthesis a majority of the worlds oxygen

They help break down organic matter in digestive system

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15
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How do protists reproduce

A

Asexually Binary and multiple fission

And only very few reproduce sexually

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16
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How can protists be harmful and which classification are most likely

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Protist called malaria uses mosquito as host to infect humans they act as parasites also they are most likely classified as animal like

17
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Protists are mostly _____ majority

A

Unicellular

18
Q

Can be heterotrophic and autotrophic

A

True

19
Q

Kingdom of protist is____

A

Protista

20
Q

Archae and bacteria are eukaryotic or prokaryotic

A

Prokaryotic

21
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Prokaryotic cells do not have a ____

A

Nucleus

22
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Few kinds of protists are ______ and can reproduce _____

A

Multicellular, sexually

23
Q

Where do protists live

A

Aquatic moist environments

24
Q

Eukaraya is one of the domains the 4 kingdoms in it include

A

Protists, fungi , plantae, Animilia

25
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Protist, bacteria and archae are they eukaryotic or prokaryotic

A

Protist - eukaryotic

Bacteria, archae - prokaryotic