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Module 3

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3.1b autorophic it belongs in subkingdom Algae, but if it is at all heterotrophic it belongs in subkingdom Protozoa. With those assumptions, you should be able to use the characteristics in Figure 3.1 to construct the questions for the key.   show
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show The contractile vacuole.  
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3.3 A biologist is studying an amoeba and sees a vacuole with several small solid objects in it. Most likely, what kind of vacuole is it?   show
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3.4 A euglena is in dim light. There is a bright spot of light not too far away, but the euglena does not move towards it. Instead it seems to wander aimlessly. What organelle is not functioning properly in the euglena?   show
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show Because they are also saprophytes, organisms that feed on living matter.  
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3.6b Is this an example of symbiosis? If so, what kind?   show
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show The oral groove.  
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3.8 A biologist studies a group of bacteria(all one species)and a group of paramecia(all one species). She notices that while the bacteria all seem to be almost exact duplicates of each other, there is a great deal of variation among the paramecia.Why?   show
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3.9 What is the difference between cysts (such as those formed by amoebae and ciliates) and spores?   show
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show Because mosquitoes spread malaria from person to person.  
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show Because that's where it stores its chlorophyll.  
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3.12 Of the three genera of green algae previously dicussed, Chlorella, Desmid, and Spirogyra, which would you consider the most complex?   show
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3.13 You might say that diatoms are the most important form of algae in creation. Why?   show
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3.14b how could you determine which was which?   show
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3.15a In the book of Exodus (chapter 7), God caused several plagues to befall Egypt. In the first plague, all of the rivers turned to blood, the fish died, and the Egyptians could not drink from the rivers.   show
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3.15b Some have said that algae offer a natural explanation for this miracle. What algae are they referring to and why do they think this? Why is this not a good explanation?   show
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3.16b The solution thickens. Is this evidence that the organism is a plant or an alga? Why?   show
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