Mrs. D - Protozoa
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| Kingdom Protista | collective classification of unicellular eukaryotic organisms
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| Protozoologists | zoologists specializing in protozoans
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| Classification based on: | type of nuclei, mode of reproduction, mechanism of locomotion
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| Intracellular specialization | division of labor within the cell
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| Pellicle | regular arrangement of microtubules underlying the plasma membrane
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| Ectoplasm | region beneath pellicle
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| Endoplasm | inner cytoplasm
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| Somatic cells | any cell that differentiates into tissues, organs, ect.
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| Reproductive cells | responsible for reprocution only
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| Nutritional levels | autotrophic, heterotrophic, saprotrophic
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| Asymmetry | disproportional
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| Symmetry | similarity of form or arrangement on either side of a dividing line or plane
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| Pseudopodia | strands of cytoplasm extending from cell
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| Cilia | short hair-like projections
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| Flagella | long, whip-like structures
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| Direct cell movement | body flexion
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| Endoskeleton | internal skeleton
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| Exoskeleton | external skeleton
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| Habitat | aquatic, terrestrial, symbiotic
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| Binary Fission | production of two cells of approxiamately the same size, equal cytoplasm division
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| Budding | unequal cytoplasmic division
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| Multiple Fission | large number of daughter cells formed from the division of a single protozoan
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| Schizogony | another name for mutiple fission
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| Conjugation | two cells fuse forming a single cell and exchange genetic information
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| Isogametes | daughter cells formed from conjugation
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| Intermediate host | harbors the immature stages of a parasite
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| Definitive host | harbors the sexual stage of a parasite
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| Dinoflagellates | golden-brown algae, contain chlorophyll and xanthophyll, marine
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| Gymnodinium | Genus of dinoflagellates often responsible for Red Tide, marine
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| Euglena | common freshwater Genus of flagellates, photosynthetic, 1 flagellum
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| Volvox | common freshwater Genus of flagellates, colonial, 2 flagella
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| Trypanosoma | Genus of flagellates, causes African Trypanosomiasis or "sleeping sickness"
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| Giardia | Genus of flagellates, causes Giardiasis or "backpacker's disease"
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| Amoeba, Arcella, Entamoeba | Genera, examples of Rhizopoda
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| Test | another name for shell left behind by microscopic protozoans
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| Globigerina | one Genus of Foraminiferida which accumulates on the ocean floor
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| Globigerina Ooze | marine sediments composed mainly of Globigerina
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| Phylum Sarcomastigophora | largest group, locomotion-flagella, pseudopodia, or both, macronucleus
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| Subphyla Mastigophora | one or more flagella, asexual, binary fission
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| Class Phytomastigophorea | autotrophic, 1 or 2 flagella
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| Class Zoomastigophorea | heterotrophic or saprotrophic, one or more flagella, solitary or parasitic
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| Subphylum Sarcodina | pseudopodia, naked or internal/external test, mostly free living, asexual, binary fission
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| Superclass Rhizopoda | pseudopodia, free living or parasitic
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| Superclass Actinopoda | planktonic, marine, calcium carbonate or silicate test
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| Order Foraminiferida | mostly marine, planktonic or benthic, calcium carbonate test
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| Order Radiolaria | marine, planktonic, siliceous test, oldest group
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| Phylum Ciliophora | bears cilia, two types of nuclei, reproduce by fission, budding, gamates or conjugation
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| Macronucleus | responsible for vegetative functions
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| Micronucleus | responsible for reproduction
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| Paramecium, Stentor, Vorticella | genera, examples of phylum ciliophora
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| Contractile vacuole | used for osmoregulation in fresh water protists
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| Phylum Labyrinthomorpha | small group living on algae, mostly marine or estaurine
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| Phylum Apicomplexa | all species are parasitic, use direct cell movement
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| Plasmodium | uses Anopheles mosquito as intermediate host, causes Malaria in definitive host (humans)
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| Toxoplasma | causes Toxoplasmosis, pregnant women cautioned not to empty litterboxes of cats or eat raw meat
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| Phylum Myxozoa | parasites of lower vertebrates, especially fish
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| Phylum Microspora | parasites of invertebrates, especially arthropods
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| Phylum Ciliophora | macronucleus and micronucleus; cilia;fission, budding, gametes, or conjugation; free, commensalistic, or parasitic
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| Phylum Labyrinthomorpha | small group living on algae; mostly marine or estuarine
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| Phylum Apicomplexa | cilia and flagella absent, use direct cell movement; endoparasitic in oysters and other invertebrates and vertebrates
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| Plasmodium | Genus of ciliates responsible for Malaria
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| Toxoplasma | Genus of ciliates; intestinal parasite primarily in cats
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| Phylum Myxozoa | parasites of lower vertebrates like fish
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| Phylum Microspora | parasites of invertebrates, especially arthropods
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| Paramecium | Genus of ciliates; primary example
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