Protozoans and Metazoans Flashcards
animals are forms of life that are capable of the ______ type of metabolism only
heterotrophic type
sub-classifications of the animal kingdom
- protozoans
- metazoans
unicellular, microscopic, simplest forms of animals
protozoans
kinds of sarcodes
- amoeba
- formaminiferans
- heliozoans
- radiolarians
does sarcodes have permanent shapes?
no
a causative agent of amoebiasis
Entamoeba histolytica coli
shelled sarcodes which dwell in fresh waters
Arcella
ciliated protozoans obtained from a hay infusion
- Paramecium
- Vorticella
- Stentor
- Stylonychia
a ciliate that causes intestinal disorder in human
Balantidium coli
flagellated metazoans commonly represented by euglena viridis
mastigophorans
flagellates that has an ability to parasitize man, able to bring out the fatal sleeping sickness
- Trichomonas vaginalis
- Trypanosoma gambiense
flagellate that secretes lignase that digests wood in the gut of the termite that harbors it
Trichonympha
protozoans capable of producing sporogenous cells
- sporozoans
- apicomplexans
method used by sporozoans and apicomplexans to produce sporogenous cells
- sporogeny
- merogeny
causative agent of malaria
Plasmodium sp
causes a kind of gastrointestinal disease in man and animals
Coccidium
sub-classification of the animal kingdom that includes the rest of invertebrates & vertebrates that are multicellular
metazoans
eight (8) vertebrate metazoans
- Poriferans
- Cnidarians
- Nemathelminthes
- Echinoderms
- Platyheliminthes
- Molluscans
- Arthropods
- Annelids
two (2) invertebrate metazoans
- Lophotrochozoans
- Ecdysozoans
sponges whose multicellular bodies simply consist of pores and canals
Poriferans
examples of Poriferans
- Scypha
- Spongia
- Euflactella aspergillum
exoskeletal structures of Poriferans consists of _______
siliceous spicules or axons
also called coelenterates because they have large gastrovascular cavities and with only the mouth as the opening
Cnidarians
examples of cnidarians
- corals or acanthozoans
- brain corals
- sea anemones
classifications of corals or acanthozoans
- Tubipora musica
- Fungia
- Meanderina
a fatal stinging jellyfish of the northern coasts, popularly called the Portugese man-of-war
Hydrozoans
a tiny freshwater hydrozoan in its polypoid stage and at maturity are also cnidarians
Hydra
exoskeleton of Cnidarians consist of ______
calcium carbonate
how do Cnidarians paralyze their prey?
they use their cnidae or stinging cells