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Information from Module 3: Kingdom Protista

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Pseudopod   "False Feet" a temporary, foot-like extension of a cell, used for locomotion or engulfing food  
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Nucleus   Region of a eukaryotic cell that contains the cell's main DNA  
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Vacuole   Membrane-bounded "sac" within a cell  
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Ectoplasm   Thin, watery cytoplasm near the plasma membrane of some cells  
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Endoplasm   Dense cytoplasm near the interior of some cells  
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Pellicle   Firm, flexible coating outside the plasma membrane  
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Flagellates   Protozoan that propel themselves with a flagellum  
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Chloroplast   Organelle containing chlorophyl for photosynthesis  
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Chlorophyll   Pigment necessary for photosynthesis  
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Eyespot   Light-sensitive region in certain protozoa  
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Symbiosis   Close relationship between 2+ species where at least one benefits  
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Mutualism   Relationship between 2+ organisms of different species where all benefit  
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Commensalism   Relationship between 2 organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is neutral  
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Parasitism   Relationship between 2 organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is harmed  
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Cilia   Hairlike projections extending from the plasma membrane and are used for locomotion  
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Macronucleus   controls metabolism  
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Micronucleus   controls reproduction  
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Plankton   tiny organisms that float on water  
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Zooplankton   tiny floating organisms that are eigher small animals or protozoa  
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Phytoplankton    
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Thallus   Body of a plant-like organism not divided into leaves, roots, or stems  
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Algal Bloom   When algae take over their habitat and water appears the same color as algae  
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Carotenoids   Yellowish pigment  
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Cellulose   Substance (of sugar) common in cellwalls of main organisms  
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Filaments   Colonies of chainlike threads  
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Diatomaceous earth   Cell wall remains of dead diatoms clumped together  
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Holdfasts   Special structure used by an organism to anchor itself  
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Sessile colony   Colony that uses holdfasts to anchor itself to an object  
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Red Tide   dinoflagellate bloom in Nutrient-rich water  
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Describe Phylum Sarcodina   No standard body shape, uses pseudopods to engulf prey, forms cysts to survive life-threatening conditions, Entaemoeba hystolytica causes dysentery  
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Describe Genus Euglena   Phylum Mastigophora, Flagellates, many habitats, autotrophic+saprophytic, pellicle, photosynthetic (Chloroplast and Clorophyll), eyespot, reproduce asexually  
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Describe Genus Volvox   Phylum Mastigophora, photosynthetic, colonial, 2 flagella, sexual reproduction  
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Describe Genus Trypanosoma   Phylum Mastigophora, carried by tsetse fly and infect humans with African sleeping sicknes, or help termites digest cellulose  
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Describe Genus Paramecium   Phylum Ciliophora, macronucleus, micronucleus, oral groove, gullet (becomes food vacuole), oral pore, anal pore, asexual reproduction as well as special congugation  
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Describe Genus Stentor   Phylum Ciliophora, trumpet-shaped, creat micro-current to sweep food into gullet  
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Most Ciliates are...   ...not pathogenic, except for Balantidium Coli, which causes dysentery and is animal parasite  
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Describe Phylum Sporoza   All 30,000 species are parasitic, form spores  
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Describe Genus Plasmodium   Causes malaria through mosquitoes, alternation of generations  
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Alternation of Generation   sometimes engage in reproduction that forms sporesad sometimes in reproduction that does not (Plasmodium)  
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Describe Phylum Chlorophyta   "Green Algae", cell walls of celllulose  
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Describe Genus Chlorella   Phylum Chlorophyta, individuals, photosynthesis, have mutalistic symbiosis  
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Describe Genus Desmid   Phylum Chlorophyta, simple colonies/individual, usually mirror images  
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Describe Genus Spirogyra   Phylum Chlorophyta, spiral chloroplasts, colonies of filaments  
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Describe Phylum Chrysophyta   Greatest producers of oxygen, called diatoms, cell walls of silicon dioxide, convert food into oil,  
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Describe Genus Dynobyron   Phylum Chrysophyta, alge that form colonies with holdfasts (sessile colony)  
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Describe Phylum Pyrrophyta   Dinoflagellates (two flagella), marine waters, walls of cellulose, Gymnodinium brevis cause red tides  
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Describe Phylum Phaeophyta   Multicellular (exception to Protista), "brown algae", alginic acid or algin  
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Describe Genus Macrosystis   Phylum Phaeophyta, kelp  
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Describe Genus Fucus   Phylum Phaeophyta, rockweed, air bladders  
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Describe Phylum Rhodophyta   Red algae, multicellular, Genus Corallina and Hildenbrandia  
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Things about ALL Protista   Composed of eukaryotic cells and designed by God  
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Characteristics of Protozoa   Individuals, heterotrophic, have locomotion  
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Characteristics of Algae   Colonies, autotrophic, just float (no locomotion)  
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Examples of Phylum Mastigophora   Genus Euglena, Volvox  
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Examples of Phylum Ciliophora   Genus Paramecium, Stentor  
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