taxonomy of eukaryotes Flashcards

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What kind of sequencing is used to infer the phylogeny of eukaryotes

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sequencing of 18s rRNA

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wat are mitosomes

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degenerated mitochondria they do not have enzymes of the TCA cycle and lack the respiratory chain

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who has mitosomes

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diplomonads

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4
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what is a parabasal body

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a structure to support the golgi

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what are hydrogenosomes

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used for anaerobic metabolism

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6
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where do parabasalids live

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urogenetial tract and intestinal tracts

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methanogens

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H2 consuming, endosymbiotic archea

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kinetoplast

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mass of circular DNA present in mitochondria

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alveoli

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sacs underneath the cytoplasmic membrane

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10
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what do alveoli go

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may function to help cells maintain osmotic balance

In paramecium are contractile vacuole

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11
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how many nuclei do ciliates have

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2

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12
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how many nuclei do diplonads have

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2

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13
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what significant event occurs in sexual reproduction in ciliates

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exchange of nuclei

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14
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what are red tides

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dense populations of dinoflagellates

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apicoplasts

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they are degenrate chloroplasts that dont have phototrophic capable pigemnents

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16
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ceonocytic hyphae

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multinucleate

17
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frustules

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cell walls made of silica with proteins, polysaccahrides and they protect against predation