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1
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  • not yet animals
  • have at least one motile stage in life cycle
  • most ingest their food
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protozoa

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at least _____ species of protozoa are symbiotic on plants or animals

a. 11,000
b. 6,000
c. 10,000

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c. 10 000

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both can benefit
a. mutualistic
b. commensalistic
c. parasitic

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a. mutualistic

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one benefits, the other is neither harmed nor helped
a. mutualistic
b. commensalistic
c. parasitic

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b. commensalistic

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one suffers while the other benefits
a. mutualistic
b. commensalistic
c. parasitic

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C. parasitic

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unicellular cells are (feeding method)

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heterotrophic and autotrophic

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get organic molecules from others via ingestion/feeding
a. heterotrophic
b. autotrophic

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a. heterotrophic

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make their own food
a. heterotrophic
b. autotrophic

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b. autotrophic

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type of heterotrophic where they feed on visible particles

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phagotrophs

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type of heterotrophic where they feed on soluble food

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osmotrophs

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mix of heterotrophic and autothropic

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mixotrophy

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what are the locomotion methods of unicellular

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flagella, cilia and pseudopodia

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______ class lacked distinct locomotory structures
a. ameba
b. parasitic
c. free-living

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b. parasitic

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True or False
There is a real morphological distinction between cilia and flagella

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False
There is NO real morphological distinction between cilia and flagella

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cytoplasm is _________ and distinguished as ectoplasm and endoplasm

a. homogenous
b. not homogenous

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b. not homogenous

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______ is granular, more fluid (sol state) and has the nucleus and cytoplasmic organelles
a. endoplasm
b. ectoplasm

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a. endoplasm

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______ is more transparent (hyaline), more rigid (gel state)
a. endoplasm
b. ectoplasm

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b. ectoplasm

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18
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a membrane bound organelle with numerous pores for internal communication
a. mitochondria
b. kinetosome
c. nucleus

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c. nucleus

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ciliates have two type of nuclei namely:

a. germ line nucleus/micronucleus
b. somatic nucleus/macronucleus (compact or condensed with no clear areas)
c. all of the above

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c. all of the above

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20
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the internal membranes of the mitochondrion
a. hydrogenosomes
b. cristae
c. kinetoplasts

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b. cristae

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In cells without mitochondria, these organelles perform respiratory functions in the absence of oxygen and has evolved from mitochondria

a. hydrogenosomes
b. cristae
c. kinetoplasts

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a. hydrogenosomes

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In cells without mitochondria, these organelles contain masses of circular DNA molecules and work in association with a kinetosome, an organelle at the base of a flagellum.

a. hydrogenosomes
b. cristae
c. kinetoplasts

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c. kinetoplasts

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23
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Axenome of 9+2
a. undulipodia
b.lobopodia

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a. undulipodia

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type of pseudopodia
large but blunt, most familiar
a. lobopodia
b. filopodia
c. axopodia

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a. lobopodia

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Pseudopodia of Diffulgia, Amoeba, Arcella a. lobopodia b. filopodia c. axopodia
a. lobopodia
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type of pseudopodia thin extensions and has ectoplasm only a. lobopodia b. filopodia c. axopodia
b. filopodia
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type of pseudopodia long thin, microtubules (axoneme) a. reticulopodia b. filopodia c. axopodia
c. axopodia
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type of pseudopodia net like mesh and Globigerina as representative a. reticulopodia b. rhizopodia c. axopodia
a. reticulopodia
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type of pseudopodia branched a. reticulopodia b. rhizopodia c. axopodia
b. rhizopodia
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In cells without mitochondria, these organelles lack DNA a. kinetosome b. mitosomes
b. mitosomes
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these organelles are also called dictsomes a. golgi complexes b. diploid cells c. lysosomes
a. golgi complexes
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contains a variety of photosynthetic pigments (ex. chloroplasts) a. golgi body b. plastids c. extrusomes
b. plastids
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they extrude something from the cells A. golgi body b. plastids c. extrusomes
c. extrusomes
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_____ fuse with phagosome and release digestive enzymes a. plastids b. nucleus c. lysosomes
c. lysosomes
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site of phagocytosis in many ciliates, flagellates and apicomplexans a. lysosomes b. cytostome c. mitochondrion
b. cytostome
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diploid cells in meiosis produces _____
haploid gametes or haploid gamete nuclei
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haploid gametes fuse to make ________
diploid stage or zygotr
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these gametes look similar a. isogametes b. anisogametes
a. isogametes
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these gametes are dissimilar a. isogametes b. anisogametes
b. anisogametes
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sexual reproduction in Paramecium
conjugation
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Most common asexual reproduction a. budding b. binary fission c. multiple fission
b. binary fission
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Asexual reproduction of Paramecium
Binary Fission
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inhabits the digestive tract of humans, birds, and amphibians where infection is by ingestion of cysts in contaminated water a. giardia b. parabasalids c. trypanosoma
a. giardia
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watery, sometimes foul-smelling diarrhea a. giardia b. parabasalids c. trypanosoma
a. giardia
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infects the urogential tract of humans and is sexually transmitted (vaginitis in females) a. Trichomonas vaginallis b. Trichonympha c. Spirotrichonympha
a. Trichomonas vaginallis
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stiffening rod composed of microtubulues a. axoneme b. axostyle c. axopodia
b. axostyle
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Trichonympha and Spirotichonympha a. mutualistic symbionts in termites b. parasitic symbionts in termites
a. mutualistic symbionts in termites
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Euglena's feeding method a. heterotrophic b. autotrophic
b. autotrophic (holophytic)
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Euglena uses _____ feeding when kept in the dark through the plasma membrane
saprozoic
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Asexual reproduction in Euglena a. multiple fission b. binary fission
b. binary fission
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Subphylum of Trypanosoma
Kinetroplasta
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______ is of the most studies groups
Trypanosoma
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African sleeping sickness a. T. brucei gambiense b. T b rhodesiense c. both a and b
c. both a and b
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Chaga's Diseases a. T. brucei gambiense b. T b rhodesiense c. T. cruzi
c. T. cruzi
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Disease caused by Leishmania sp.
Leishmaniasis
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Can cause skin lesions, mucuous membrane disfigurin of nose and throat along with liver and spleen damage, and transmitted by sand flies around the world a. Trypanosoma b. Giardia c. Leishamania sp.
c. Leishmania sp.
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Their synapomorphic character is alveoli
Clade Alveolata
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What are the three phyla of Clade Alveolata?
- Phylum Ciliophora - Phylum Dinoflagellata - Phylum Apicomplexa
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body surface is covered with cilia, and are most structurally larger than most other protozoa a. Phylum Ciliophora b. Phylum Dinoflagellata c. Phylum Apicomplexa
a. Phylum Ciliphora
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Stentor. sp, Vorticella sp, Euplotes sp., Paramecium sp. are a. free living b. parasitic
a. free living
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Many are bioluminiscent a. Phylum Ciliophora b. Phylum Dinoflagellata c. Phylum Apicomplexa
b. Phylum Dinoflagellata
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Intracellular parasites of invertebrates and vertebrates a. Phylum Ciliophora b. Phylum Dinoflagellata c. Phylum Apicomplexa
c. Phylum Apicomplexa Class Coccidea
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Transmitted by Anopheles mosquito a. P. ovalae b. Plasmodium vivax c. P. malariae
b. Plasmodium vivax
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Single-celled biflagellated algae such as Chlamydomonas sp. a. Amoebozoa b. Viridiplantae c. Euglena
b. Viridiplantae
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Viridiplantae are _____ a. colonial b. solitary
a. colonial
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True or False Viridplantae has true multicellularity requires a division of labor among cells with some cells becoming a germ line and other being somatic cells
True
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Disease causing ameba that kills cells of the human cornea, contaminated contact lenses a. Entamoeba hystolica b. Acanthamoeba castellani c. Amoeba proteus
b. Acanthamoeba castellani
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Lives in the large intestines of humans and causes amebic dysentery a. Entamoeba hystolica b. Acanthamoeba castellani c. Amoeba proteus
a. Entamoeba hystolica

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