Unit 6: Protists Flashcards

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1
Q

Which protist is this?

A

Oedogonium

Plant-like

Chlorophyta

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2
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What type of protist undergoes reproduction with gametes?

A

Chlamydomonas

(unicellular)

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3
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Which protist is this?

A

Difflugia

Animal-like

Sarcodina

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4
Q

Which protist is this?

A

Spirostomum

Animal-like

Ciliophora

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5
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During conjugation, what combines to form a new macronucleus in a recently conjugated paramecium?

A

2 micronuclei

(1 was its original and 1 is from the other protist)

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6
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What is the cellularity of most protists?

A

unicellular

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7
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During alternation of generations, what does the diploid sporophyte generation create during periods of environmental stress?

A

spores

(by meiosis therefore spores are haploid)

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8
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During alternation of generations, which generation is diploid?

A

sporophyte generation

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9
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What type of nucleus is exchanged during conjugation?

A

micronucleus

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10
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Which protist is this?

A

Volvox

Plant-like

Chlorophyta

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11
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Which protist is this?

A

Paramecium

Animal-like

Ciliophora

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12
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Which protist is this?

A

Euplotes

Animal-like

Ciliophora

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13
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During the sexual phase of reproduction with gametes, the mature protist produces ______ instead of zoospores

A

+ and - gametes

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14
Q

During reproduction with gametes and the asexual phase, what is formed during two consecutive rounds of mitosis?

A

4 zoospores

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15
Q

Which protists are unique in that they have shells made of silica?

A

Diatoms

Bacillariophyta

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16
Q

Which protists use pseudopodia?

A

Sarcodines

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17
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Which protist is this?

A

Actinosphaerium

Animal-like

Sarcodina

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18
Q

What type of sexual reproductive process involves the exchanging of DNA?

A

conjugation

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19
Q

Which protist is this?

A

Spirogyra

Plant-like

Chlorophyta

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20
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During alternation of generations, what do the haploid spores create during periods of environmental stress?

A

male and female gametophytes

(haploid spores divide by mitosis into haploid gametophytes)

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21
Q

Which protists are generally parasitic?

A

Sporozoans

22
Q

During alternation of generations, what does the haploid gametophyte generation create during periods of environmental stress?

A

gametes

(by mitosis therefore they are haploid)

23
Q

Which protist is this?

A

Didinium

Animal-like

Ciliophora

24
Q

What structure in protists may have evolved over time into the anus?

A

anal pore

25
Q

Which protist is this?

A

Amoeba

Animal-like

Sarcodina

26
Q

Which protist is this?

A

Pandorina

Plant-like

Chlorophyta

27
Q

During alternation of generations, what is the result of male and female gametes fusing together?

A

Zygote

(haploid gamete + haploid gamete = diploid zygote)

28
Q

Which protist is this?

A

Blepharisma

Animal-like

Ciliophora

29
Q

What are the three types of fungus-like protists

A

acellular slime molds

cellular slime molds

watermolds

30
Q

What type of protist undergoes alternation of generation?

A

Ulva

(multicellular)

31
Q

Which protist is this?

A

Stentor

Animal-like

Ciliophora

32
Q

Where does the protista kingdom fall within the evolutionary tree?

A
33
Q

How is giardiasis and amoebic dysentary contracted?

A

indirect transmission

34
Q

Describe the internal anatomy of a flagellum or cilium

A
35
Q

Which protists are multicellular?

A

Phaeophyta

Rhodophyta

Chlorophyta

36
Q

Which protist is this?

A

Dileptis

Animal-like

Ciliophora

37
Q

Which protist is this?

A

Eudorina

Plant-like

Chlorophyta

38
Q

What do ciliates and zooflagellates have that aids in the absorption of food?

A

oral grooves and gullets

39
Q

Which protist is this?

A

Euglena

plant-like

Euglenophyta

40
Q

During reproduction with gametes, + and - gametes fuse to form a _____

A

zygote with hardens into a zygospore

41
Q

How many protists do you start with and end with during conjugation?

A

2

42
Q

Which protist is this?

A

Chlamydomonas

Plant-like

Chlorophyta

43
Q

Which protist is this?

A

Arcella

Animal-like

Sarcodina

44
Q

During alternation of generations, which generation is haploid?

A

gametophyte generation

45
Q

What type of environments are ideal for protists?

A

Moist

freshwater, blood or marine environments

46
Q

Which protista phylum is most similar to present day simple plants?

A

Chlorophyta

47
Q

Which stage is diploid during the reproduction of gametes process?

A

Zygote/zygospore stage

48
Q

Why is the meaning behind the chlorophyta phlyum name?

A

composed of chloroplasts and chloroplyll

49
Q

Which two protist diseases are caused by sporozoans?

A

Malaria

Giardiasis

50
Q

When zoospores mature and the environments remains favorable what do they create?

A

4 more zoospores

51
Q

During alternation of generations, what does the diploid zygote become when conditions become favorable once again?

A

sporophyte

(diploid zygote divides by mitosis into a diploid sphorophyte)