Unit 3 Terms - Protozoans Flashcards
1
Q
What is the meaning of the name Euglenozoa?
A
true - cavity - animal
2
Q
What is the meaning of the name Ciliophora?
A
eyelash - bearing
3
Q
What is the meaning of the name Apicomplex?
A
tip - twisted
4
Q
What is the meaning of the name Viridiplantae?
A
green - plant
5
Q
What is the meaning of the name Amoebozoa?
A
to change - animal
6
Q
autotropic
A
“self-nourishment”
the ability to produce organic material from inorganic substances, for example - organisms that can do photosynthesis
7
Q
heterotropic
A
“different-nourishment”
to obtain organic molecules made by other organisms
8
Q
phagocytosis
A
to ingest particles via the plasma membrane with vacuole formation
9
Q
phagotrophs
A
feed on visible particles
10
Q
osmotrophs
A
ingest soluble food
