Protozoans packet Flashcards
what are the different types of phylum?
amoebas ciliates flagellates/hemoglagellates apicomplexa dinoflagellates
what are some non-pathogen amoebas?
Amoeba proteus
Entamoeba gingivalis
Entamoeba coli
Radiolaria and Foraminifera
what are some pathogen amoebas?
Entamoeba histolytica
Iodamoeba butschlii
Endolimax nana
Naegleria fowleri
what makes an amoeba a pathogen or a non-pathogen?
non-pathogen amoeba don’t have any RBC
which amoeba could you find near oil?
Radiolaria and Foraminifera
which amoeba is a commensal in mouth?
Entamoeba gingivalis
-no effect on human
which amoeba is a mutualist in colon?
Entamoeba coli
-benefits colon: human makes vit. B complex, vit. K
what is the structure of ciliates?
oval or pear-shaped
what is the locomotion of ciliates?
cilia
which phylum is the most structurally advanced?
ciliates
what is ciliates asexual reproduction?
fission- mitosis
what is ciliates sexual reproduction?
conjugation- mitosis and meiosis
what are examples of a non-pathogen ciliate?
Paramecium caudatum
what are examples of a pathogen ciliate?
Balantidium coli
what does a pellicle do in a ciliate?
prevents osmotic shock
what does contractile vacuole do in a ciliate?
prevents osmotic shock
what shape does Paramecium caudatum have?
“slipper-like” outline
what structure do flagellates have?
pear-shaped or spindle shaped
what are flagellates asexual reproduction?
fission
what are flagellates sexual reproduction?
gametes
what makes a flagellate a plant?
if it has chloroplast
what is an eye spot in a flagellate?
organelle that senses light
what is an example of a non-pathogen flagellate?
euglena species
how does the euglena species get it’s nutrition?
chemoorganotrophs and photolithotrophs
is Euglena viridis classified as protozoan or algae?
both
why is Euglena viridis classified as a protozoan and algae?
animal: lacks true cell wall, flagella, cytostome
plant: chloroplast
what is an example of a diplomonads (flagellates)?
Giardia lamblia
what is an example of a parabasalids (flagellates)?
Trichomonas vaginalis
what are hemoflagellates?
blood parasites
what are examples of hemoflagellates?
Trypanosoma cruzi
Trypanosoma gambiense
Trypanosoma rhodesiense
what is apicomplexa locomotion?
nonmotile
are all apicomplexas pathogens?
yes
what are some example of an apicomplexa?
Plasmodium species
Toxoplasma gondii
Cryptosporidium parvum
what is dinoflagellates locomotion?
flagellate
what is produces in dinoflagellates?
neurotoxins (some species produce)
what are some examples of dinoflagellates?
Genus: Alexandrium
Genus: Pfiesteria
