Unit 8 Review Flashcards
What are the three groups of protists
Protozoa: animal-like
Algae: plant-like
Slime molds: fungi-like
Three defining characteristics for members of genus euglena
Two flagella, chloroplast, and an eyespot
The remains of what protist can be found in toothpaste
Diatoms
What genus is responsible for malaria
Plasmodium
Three defining characteristics of members of the genus paramecium
Have cilia, two nuclei, and an oral grove
In the genus volxox what do the individuals form and what are the dark circles inside of them
A sphere, daughter cells
In the genus Spirogyra that shape do the chloroplasts make
Spirals
What is a defining characteristic of microsporidians
They must live inside other cells
What is the defining characteristic of zygomycota
Has structure called zygopore that produces spores
What is the defining characteristic of the basidiomycota
Has a basidiocarp
Why would a fungus be a deuteromycota
If we don’t know it’s method of reproduction
What dose a phylogenetic tree do
It shows relatedness for different groups of organisms
What dose the contractile vacuole do in protist
It pumps water out of a cell
What is found in the cell wall of fungus
Chityn
What is the defining characteristic of chutridiomycota
It produces spores that have flagella
