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1
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mitochondria in diplomonads

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mitosomes

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2
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mitochrondria in parabasalids

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hydrogenosomes

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3
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reduced mitochrondria that lack functional electron transport chains and hence cannot use oxygen to help extract energy from carbohydrates and other organic molecules

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mitosomes

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4
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reduced mitochrondria that generate some energy anaerobically, releasing hydrogen gas as a by-product

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hydrogenosomes

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5
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Excavate with two nuclei

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diplomonads

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6
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Giardia group

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diplomonad

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7
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Trichomonas vaginalis group

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parabasalid

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8
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have a rod with either a spiral or a crystalline structure inside each of their flagella

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euglenozoa

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9
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two best-studied groups of euglenozoans

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kinetoplastids and the euglenids

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10
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contains Trypanosomes

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kinetoplastids

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11
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cause Chagas disease

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Trypanosomes

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12
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single, large mitochondrion that contains an organized mass of DNA

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kinetoplastids

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13
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pocket at one end of the cell from which one or two flagella emerge

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euglenids

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14
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“hairy” flagellum is paired with a shorter “smooth” (nonhairy) flagellum

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straemopila

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15
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gel-forming substance in cell walls of brown algae

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algin

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16
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brown algae used in Japanese soups

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Laminaria

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17
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membrane-enclosed sacs just under the plasma membrane

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alveolates

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18
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flagella in dinoflagellates

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2

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19
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tiny infectious cells in apicomplexans

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sporozoites

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20
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Main genuses of mosquitos

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Aedes, Anopheles, Culex

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21
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house mosquito species

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Culex pipiens

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22
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mosquito genus that transmits malaria

23
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one end of the cell contains a complex of organelles

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Apicomplexans

24
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retained modified plastid in apicomplexans

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apicoplast

25
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genus of malaria apicomplexan

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plasmodium

26
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plasmodium cells released from liver

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merozoites

27
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merozoites use this to pierce red blood cells

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apical complex

28
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released from blood cells burst after merozoite infection

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gametocyte

29
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common name for rhizaria

30
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pseudopodia are threadlike

31
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rhizarians with silica skeleton

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radiolarians

32
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rhizarians with calcium carbonate skeleton

33
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rhizarians with external skeletons

34
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rhizarians with internal skeletons

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radiolarians

35
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Ex. Globigerina

36
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Ex. Chlorarachniophytes

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Cercozoans

37
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red pigment in red algae

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phycoerythrin

38
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crispy sheets or as a wrap for sushi

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red algae - Porphyra

39
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algae without flagellated gametes

40
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expanded plant kingdom; includes green algae and plants

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Viridiplantae

41
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5 groups with a dominant haploid phase

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Chlorophytes, fungi, apicomplexans, slime molds, bryophytes

42
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mating types of chlorophytes

43
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immature chlorophytes

44
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slime mold clade

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mycetozoans

45
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single mass of cytoplasm that is undivided by plasma membranes and that contains many nuclei of slime molds

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plasmodium

46
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slime molds that form a plasmodium

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plasmodial slime molds

47
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slime molds that don’t form a plasmodium

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cellular slime molds

48
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amebic dysentery caused by what group

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entamoebas

49
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second leading cause of death due to eukaryotic parasites

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schistostomiasis

50
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third leading cause of death due to eukaryotic parasites

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amebic dysentery

51
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dinoflagellate parasite that attaches to its victims and eats their skin

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Pfiesteria shumwayae

52
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cause of sudden oak death

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Phytophthora ramorum

53
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species cause of Potato late blight

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P. infestans

54
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P. infestan’s group

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Straemopiles

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