Test 3 Flashcards
Protozoa
First animals
Are protests unicellular or multicellular?
Unicellular
Protophyta
First plants
Where are protests found?
Water
How many kids die from Amoeba disease under the age of 5 every year?
5 million
Are phytoplankton autotrophic or heterotrophic?
Autotrophs
Why are phytoplankton autotrophic?
They contain chloroplasts
What is an example of a phytoplankton and what do they do?
Dinoflagellates- kill the fish
In what shape are the Amoeba?
No shape- just a blob
What do Amoeba look like?
A hand
What do pseudopods do and where are they found?
Stretch out, covers the object, then secretes out enzymes and devours it
What is a little package of food called?
Food vacuole
What does the eyespot do and where is it found?
Searches for the light and when it finds the sun it moves towards it, Amoeba
What helps the Paramecium to swim or move around?
Cilia
How many nuclei do Paramecium have or do they not have any at all?
2
What are the names of the nuclei in the Paramecium?
Macronucleus and Micronucleus
What does the macronucleus do?
Controls the metabolic function of the cell, found in the center of the organism (larger nucleus)
What does the micronucleus do?
Controls reproduction add heredity function, located in a dent in the macronucleus (smaller nucleus)
What part of the organism looks like a sun?
Contractile vacuole
What does the contractile vacuole do?
Pumps out excess water
Do Euglena contain chloroplasts?
Yes
What helps the Euglena move?
Flagellum (the tail)
What is a mixotroph?
An autotroph that eats things every once in a while
What is an autotroph?
Something that makes food for themself
What is a heterotroph?
Something that has to eat others to survive
An algae is a protist.
True
The algae are said to be the ancestor to all plants.
True
Are fungi heterotrophic or autotrophic and why?
Heterotrophic because they don’t go through photosynthesis
Are most fungi multicellular or unicellular?
Multicellular
Yeast is multicellular.
False, it is unicellular
What is the study of fungi known as?
Mycology
What is a scientist called that studies fungi?
Mycologist
Fungi are Eukaryotic or Prokaryotic?
Eukaryotic
What are the root-like filaments that are underground called? (Part of a fungus)
Hyphae
What are the cell walls of fungi made of?
Chitin (not cellulose)
What is a mat of hyphae called?
Mycelium
What are septa?
Cross sections of hyphae
Fungi _______ dead plants and animals.
Decompose
Saprophytes
Eats others
Can we eat some mushrooms, morels, and truffles?
Yes certain kinds
What is symbiosis?
It is a beneficial relationship that 2 organisms form to live together in harmony while helping each other.
What is a lichen?
A symbiotic relationship between algae and fungi
Organisms within Kingdom Plantae are _______________.
Multicellular, eukaryotic, autotrophic, and lack mobility
How do plants produce food?
Photosynthesis
Plants have cell walls made of what?
Cellulose
The success of everything else depends on what?
The success of plants
What do the roots do for the plant?
They penetrate the soil and anchor the plant into the ground.
What do the roots absorb and what do they do with it?
Water and minerals- to be used in photosynthesis
What do leaves provide for the plants?
A large surface area that is big enough for the absorbing of sunlight
Where does photosynthesis occur?
Inside the chloroplasts that are in the leaves
What are stems composed of and what does it do?
Rigid tissue, helps raise and support the leaves
What do stems do?
They transport substances from the roots to leaves and to the leaves to roots
What are plants divided into?
4 main groups based on 2 characteristics
What are the 2 main characteristics that plants are divided into?
presence or absence of vascular tissue and seeds
What do vascular tissues do?
Transport substances
What do vascular tissues transport?
Water, minerals, sugar throughout the plant
What do seeds contain?
An embryo, stored food, and an outer coat
What are nonvascular plants called?
Bryophytes
Are Euglena unicellular or multicellular?
Unicellular
What is a microscope slide, cover slip, and drop off something called?
Wet mount
What do paramecium mostly feed on?
Bacteria
