zoology week 7

Question 1

Are organisms in the kingdom Protista eukaryotic or prokaryotic?

Answer 1

eukaryotic

Question 2

Can you give 5 examples of Protista organisms?

Answer 2

diatoms, algae, paramecium, amoeba, giardia, euglena

Question 3

Please define the following terms: autotroph, heterotroph.

Answer 3

autotroph: producers, makes their own source of food
heterotroph: consumers, eat from other organisms

Question 4

Are all Protista (protozoa) parasites?

Answer 4

no

Question 5

Do some have animal-like qualities? Plant like qualities?

Answer 5

yes

Question 6

Can one part of a sponge recognize if another part has received stimuli? (in other words, does it have any kind of nervous “system”?)

Answer 6

no

Question 7

Describe the 2 forms Cnidarians can be found in (hint, stationary and motile). Also, please give 2 examples of Cnidarian organisms. What defense mechanism do all members of cnidaria have? What kind of symmetry do they have?

Answer 7

polyp, medusa. Jellyfish, coral. Stinging cells. Radial symmetry

Question 8

Tapeworms, liver flukes, and flatworms are from which phylum? Do members of this phylum have a digestive system? If so, what type?

Answer 8

acoelomates. Incomplete digestive system.

Question 9

What is one example of a cestode? Of a trematode?

Answer 9

tape worms

Question 10

how do kingdom protista get their energy?

Answer 10

photosynthesis

Question 11

name 5 examples of organisms from kingdom protists

Answer 11

algae, amoeba, diatoms, paramecium, giardia, euglena.

Question 12

how do these organisms reproduce

Answer 12

both sexualy and asexualy

Question 13

why are water bears considered kingdom animalia

Answer 13

multi-celled, move on their own power, heterotrophs, embryonic stage.