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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What phylum, does amoeba proteus (genus) belong to? | amoebazoa |
| What is a defining characteristic of amoebazoans (phylum)? | move by pseudo-pods |
| What phylum does euglena sp. (genus) and typanosoma lewiski (genus) belong to? | euglenazoa |
| What are defining characteristics of euglenazoa (phylum)? | 1. can change shape when moving because of lack of cell walls 2. have crystalline rods in flagella |
| What are two classes of euglenazoa (phylum)? | 1. euglenids 2. kinetoplastids |
| What class does euglena sp. (genus) belong to? | euglenids |
| What is a defining characteristics of euglenids (class)? | pellicle: strips of micro tubules under the cell membrane to aid with movement |
| What class does typanosoma lewiski (genus) belong to? | kinetoplastids |
| What is a defining characteristic of kinetoplastids (class)? | kinetoplastid: mitochondria with an extra clump of DNA |
| What superphylum does paramecium (genus) belong to? | alveolata |
| What superphylum does peridinium (genus) belong to? | alveolata |
| What superphylum does plasmodium falciparum (genus) belong to? | alveolata |
| What phylum does paramecium (genus) belong to? | Ciliates |
| What are defining characteristics of ciliates (phylum), paramecium (genus)? | 1. use cilia for movemebts 2. two nuclei, macro and micro |
| What phylum does peridinum (genus) belong to? | Dinoflagellates |
| What are defining characteristics of dinoflagellates (phylum), peridinum (genus)? | have celulose plates covered in silica |
| What phylum does plasmodium falciparum (genus) belong to? | apicocomplexans |
| What are defining characteristics of apicocomplexans (phylum), plasmodium falciparum (genus)? | have a cytoskeleton organelle called apical complx |