Kingdom "Protista"

Question 1

What observations did Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek make?

Answer 1

He saw the first type of unicellular organisms he called animalcules. Later were called protozoans.
Saw bacteria in his own feces
Bacteria from his teeth scrapings he took.

Question 2

How did Van Leeuwenhoek open a new door to biology?

Answer 2

He was the first to observe microanatomy,
First to see organelles (the nucleus in particular),
First to observe sperm and developing embryos,
Described the unicellular protozoans

Question 3

Who realized that protozoans were unicellular?

Answer 3

Robert Hooke

Question 4

How did Hooke change Biology for the better?

Answer 4

Hooke saw and described the first cells by looking at cork and later on developed the cellular theory of life.

Question 5

What are the particulars of the cellular theory of life?

Answer 5

All life is composed of cells and cells are the most basic unit of life.

Question 6

What did Robert Hooke study?

Answer 6

Protozoology and microbiology

Question 7

What is the lowest common denominator of a living system?

Answer 7

Cells

Question 8

What are the “Protista” studied in this course?

Answer 8

Superphylums Stramenopila, Viridiplantae, Alveolata, Parabasalida, and the problematic group “amoebas”

Question 9

The Kingdom “Protista” is not _______, but instead is a ________.

Answer 9

monophyletic group, paraphyletic group

Question 10

What is a constant state of flux in the Kingdom “Protista”?

Answer 10

Taxonomy

Question 11

Basic characteristics of “Protista” are___?

Answer 11

Unicellular, true nucleus