Zooplankton (animal) Flashcards
1
Q
4 main groups?
A
Phylum:
Rhizopoda (amoebas)
Zoomastigophora (flagellates)
Cilloiphora (ciliates)
Sporozoa (sporozoans)
2
Q
Phylum Rhizopoda
A
ex) amoeba
-uses false foot (Pseudopod) to move
-Engulfs food in vacuoles
-contractile vacuoles pump out extra water
binary fission reprod
3
Q
Phylum Zoomastigia
A
ex) Trypanosoma
-one or more flagella 2 move
-Can be parasitic (african sleeping disease)
-lives symbiotically un termite stomachs digest cellulose
4
Q
Phylum Cilliophora
A
ex) paramecium
-cilia 2 move (hair like projections)
-Sweeps food into oral grove (gullet) to eat
-reproduce conjugation
5
Q
Phylum Sporeozoa
A
ex) plasmodium
-non motile spores (no move)
-parastic plasmodium
