Protozoan key words part 2

Question 1

Define myoneme

Answer 1

a contractile structure that shortens stalk

Question 2

Define oocyst

Answer 2

a cyst containing a zygote formed by a parasitic protozoan such as the malaria parasite.

Question 3

Define opisthokonta

Answer 3

group with only one flagella, the choanozoans are in them

Question 4

Define the kinetosome

Answer 4

Where the kinetodesmata originates

Question 5

Define radiozoa

Answer 5

Phylum that produces intricate skeletons

Question 6

Define rhizaria

Answer 6

Known for their needle-like pseudopods

Question 7

asexual reproduction by multiple fission

Answer 7

schizogony

Question 8

Define syngamy

Answer 8

the fusion of two cells, or of their nuclei, in reproduction.

Question 9

Define synkaryon

Answer 9

Two nuclei that have formed into one, diploid

Question 10

Define test

Answer 10

hard shell of spherical marine animals

Question 11

trichocyst

Answer 11

rodlike structures found near the surface of ciliates and dinoflagellates.Used for defense

Question 12

Define trophozoite

Answer 12

A growing stage in malaria, where the malaria feeds on red blood cells

Question 13

Define undulipod

Answer 13

“Swinging foot”, microtubule covered in plasma membrane with 9+2 organization