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what is the taxonomic consideration of protista?

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a kingdom

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what does pseudopod mean?

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small foot

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what are the general characteristics of protozoan groups?

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1) unicellular eukaryote
2) locomotion
3) nutrition
4) reproduction
5) encystment

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what do paired microtubules in flagellum or cilia do?

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slide past one another, thus bending the filament

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which is longer, cilia or flagellum?

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flagellum

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what has the function of locomotion?

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pseudopod, cilia, and flagellum

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what categories are in nutrition?

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heterotroph, autotroph, or both

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what are phagotrophs?

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solid food

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what are osmotrophs?

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liquid food

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what are the asexual ways of reproduction?

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budding, binary fission, schizogony (multiple fission)

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what is budding?

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fission of smaller cell from larger

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what is binary fission?

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fission into two equal-sized cells

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what is schizogony?

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nucleus divides several times, then fission produces several cells

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what is conjugation?

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two cells pair, exchange gametic nuclei -> genetic variation increases

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what happens in encystment?

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hard cover forms and metabolism slows

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how long does dormancy last in encystment?

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until harsh conditions pass

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what 4 phylum have pseudopods?

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amoebozoa, foraminifera, radiolaria, stramenopiles

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what are the types of pseudopodia?

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lobopodia, reticulopodia, axopodia and filopodia

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what is lobopodia?

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broad lobe

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what is reticulopodia?

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branch and rejoin

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what are axopodia and filopodia?

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thin, radiate out

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what is the locomotion of phylum amoebozoa?

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lobopodia

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what is the nutrition of phylum amoebozoa?

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heterotroph

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what is entamoeba?

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amebic dysentary

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what do all foraminifera have?
shells (aka tests) made of calcium
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what is the nutrition of reticulopodia?
catch prey on ocean bottom (benthic)
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what do all phylum radiolaria have?
silica tests (shells)
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What is the nutrition of phylum radiolaria?
axopodia or filopodia catch prey as they float in the ocean (pelagic)
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what phylum is actinosphaerium a part of?
phylum stramenopiles
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what is the nutrition of axopodia (Phylum Stramenopiles)?
axopodia used to capture prey that float in freshwater
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what are colorless heterotrophs (animal like)?
zooflagellates
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what 4 phyla have flagella?
virdiplantae, euglenozoa, dinoflagellata, and diplomonada
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what is the phylum of volvox?
viridiplantae
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what is the phylum of euglena?
euglenozoa
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what is the phylum of trypanosoma?
euglenozoa
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what is the phylum with dinoflagellates/plankton?
dinoflagellata
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what is the phylum of giardia?
diplomonada
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what is the phylum of paramecium?
ciliophora
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what is the phylum of amebas?
amoebozoa
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what is the phlyum of actinosphaerium?
stramenopiles
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what are phytoflagellates?
have chlorophyll (plant-like)
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Are phylum viridiplantae phytoflagellates or zooflagellates?
phytoflagellates
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what is the nutrition of volvox?
autotrophic
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what is the nutrition of euglena?
autotroph, and heterotroph when light -limited
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are phylum euglenozoa phytoflagellates or zooflagellates?
zooflagellates
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what is known as the african sleeping sickness?
trypanosoma
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what transmits trypanosoma?
tsetse fly
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are phylum dinoflagellata phytoflagellates or zooflagellates?
both
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what does "dino" mena?
whirling
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what is special about phylum dinoflagellata?
have 2 flagella at right angles
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What is the – term for the dinoflagellates that are considered algae and that are also endosymbionts inside many jellyfish, corals, & molluscs; a mutualistic relationship?
zooxanthellae
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what does giardia lambia cause?
diarrhea
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what phylum is multinuclear?
phylum ciliophora
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what does the macronucleus do?
metabolism + growth
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what does the micronucleus do?
divide/exchange in conjunction
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what are trichocysts/toxicysts?
defensive thread or toxin expelled to paralyze prey
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Paramecium have what kind of nutrition?
freshwater osmotroph
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what has contractile vacuoles and an oral grove?
paramecium
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endosymbionts fall under what phyla?
ciliophora
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suctorians fall under what phyla?
ciliaphora
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what are endosymbionts?
commensal and parasitic
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what are the characteristics of suctorians?
1) young swim with cilia 2) adults become sessile on stalk, lose cilia, develop paralyzing tentacles
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what phylum have an apical complex?
apicomplexa
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what phylum has all of the endoparasites?
apicomplexa
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what does the apical complex do?
aids infection
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toxoplasma is under what phyla?
apicomplexa
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plasmodium are under what phyla?
apicomplexa
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what is the main host of toxoplasma?
cats
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what is also known as malaria?
plasmodium
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what is the primary host of malaria?
mosquito
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what is the secondary host of malaria?
humans
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what's the life cycle of malaria in it's primary host?
gametes -> zygote -> sporozoites -> salivary glands -> humans
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what is the life cycle of malaria in it's secondary host?
sporozoites -> liver -> merozoites -> rbc -> rbc burst -> release toxins
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what are some symptoms of malaria?
chills and fever
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where does malaria occur in the body?
liver

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