kingdom Protista Flashcards

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1
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what kind of cells are in kingdom Protista

A

eukaryotic

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2
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animal like protists

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protozoa

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3
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plant like protists

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algae and seaweeds

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4
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fungus like protists

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slime and water molds

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5
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are animal like protists heterotrophic or autotrophic

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heterotrophic

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6
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plasmodium is the genus of an organism that causes this disease

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malaria

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7
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by what means does a paramecium move

A

cilia

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8
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would a plant be eukaryotic or prokaryotic in cellular stage

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eukaryotic

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9
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are any of the fungi unicellular

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yes except for yeast

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10
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are any plants unicellular

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no

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11
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two chemical characteristics that differentiate the algae

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color and starch

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12
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single cell algae that have a cell wall made of silica

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diatoms

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13
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which group of algae are thought to have been the ancestors of modern plants

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green algae (chlorophyta)

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14
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fungi like protists that are amoeba like and flagellated cellular stages

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slime and water molds

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15
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what is the function of a contractile vacuole

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pump out water in a process known as osmoregulation

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16
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coma inducting, brain is affected, typically needs a vector such as a tse the fly

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trypanosoma (African sleeping sickness)

17
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extremely high fevers, chills, parasites in mosquito salivary glands, completely treatable now

A

plasmodium (malaria)

18
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two flagella, autotrophs, photophtic (can sense and move toward light), fish eat it, then bigger fish eat it, then people eat the fish

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dinoflagellates (red tides)

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