Unicellular Eukaryotes Flashcards
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Environment
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Require moisture
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Protista
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Grouping of unicellular eukaryotes
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Protozoa
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Animal-like unicellular eukaryotes
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Protophyta
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Plant-like unicellular eukaryotes
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Disadvantages
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- Size is limited
- Short life span
- No division of labour
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Advantages
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- Rapid reproduction
- Minimal resources required
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Locomotion: Methods
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- Flagella
- Cilia
- Pseudopodia
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Undulipodia
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- Flagella + cilia
- 9 pairs of microtubules arranged around a central pair
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Flagella
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Propel water to the flagellum axis
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Cilia
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Propel water to the cell surface
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Pseudopodia
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- Temporary cytoplasmic protrusions extended
- Used for movement and phagocytosis
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Taxonomy
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Classificied by body type
* Flagellates
* Ciliates
* Amoebas
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Flagellates
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One or more flagella to propel cell
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Ciliates
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Numerous cilia covering cell membrane
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Amoebas
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- Irregular shape
- Travel using pseudopodia
- PM can be covered with a ‘test’
- ‘test’ from sand grains, Ca, or Si