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Biology Lab Protists
Protists
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is in the supergroup Excavata? | Trypanosoma and Euglena |
| What is in the supergroup Chromalveolata? | Plasmodium, Paramecium, Diatoms, Brown algae and kelp |
| What is in the supergroup Archaeplastida? | Chlamydomonas, Spirogyra, Volvox, and Red algae |
| What is in the supergroup Unikonta? | Slime mold, and Amoeba |
| Flagellum | tail like part of protists that are used to move around |
| Cilia | Fuzz like projections used for movement |
| Cytoplasmic Streaming | used in fungal plants to deliver nutrients throught parts of the cell |
| Phagocytosis | used by Amoeba for engulfing food |
| Psuedopodia | movement used by ameoba. Temporary projections of fluid into microfilaments |
| Daughter Colony | Second colony living on the surface of another. |
| Parasite | organism that lives on another |
| African Sleeping Sickness | caused by trypanosoma, RBC |
| Amoebic Dysentery | parasite that invades intestional lining.Cyts |
| Malaria | Caused by plasmodium on RBC's from mosquitos |
| Zygospore | Diploid reproductive stage |
| Conjugation Tubes | connects 2 individuals during conjugation to share genetic material |
| Conjugation | sexual process where organisms exchange genetic material temporarley |
| Syngamy | Fusion of 2 gametes in fertilizaton (diploid) |
| Silicon Dioxide | Cell wall of diatoms |
| Chloroplasts | found in plant cells that conduct photosynthesis |
| Unicellular | single celled organism |
| colonial | visibile cluster of bacteria living closely |
| Filamentous | single algae that form long visible chains |
| Heterotrophic | cannot get energy from non living forms |
| Autotrophic | can get energy from non living forms |
| mixotrophic | gets energy from living and non living |