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Chapter 28, Protists Flashcards

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Name the four supergroups of eukaryotes

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Excavata, SAR clade, Archaeplastida, Unikonta

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Which supergroup of eukaryotes are land plants in?

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Archaeplastida

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Which supergroup of eukaryotes are animals in?

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Unikonta

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Supergroup of cytoskeleton

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Excavata

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Supergroup of excavated feeding groove

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Excavata

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Three subgroups of Excavata

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Diplomonads, parabasalids, and euglenozoans

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» no plastids

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Diplomonads and parabasalids, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» modified mitochondria

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Diplomonads and parabasalids, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» most live in anaerobic environments

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Diplomonads and parabasalids, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» two equal-sized nuclei

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Diplomonads, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» Giardia intestinalis

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Diplomonads, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» Trichomonas vaginalis

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Parabasalids, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» predatory heterotrophs, photosynthesis autotrophs, mixotrophs, and parasites

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Euglenozoans, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» a spiral or crystalline rod inside their flagella

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Euglenozoans, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup, and sub-sub-group-» one or two flagella that emerge from a pocket at one end of the cell

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Euglenids, Euglenozoans, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» free-living species are consumers of prokaryotes in freshwater, marine, and moist terrestrial ecosystems

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Kinetoplastids, Euglenozoans, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» Trypanosoma

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Kinetoplastids, Euglenozoans, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» Chagas’ disease

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Kinetoplastids, Euglenozoans, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group-» evade immune response by switching surface proteins

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Kinetoplastids, Euglenozoans, Excavata

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(Eukaryotes) Three major clades of the SAR supergroup

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Stramenopiles, Alveolates, rhizarians

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» diatoms

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Stramenoplies, SAR

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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup-» brown algae

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Stramenoplies, SAR

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Largest and most complex algae

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Brown algae

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Algae- all are multicellular, most are marine

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Brown algae

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Three parts of brown algae and their functions
Holdfast (root), Stipe (stem), Blades (leaves)
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup->> Dinoflagellates
Alveolates, SAR
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group->> two flagella
Dinoflagellates, Alveolates, SAR
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group->> cellulose plates
Dinoflagellates, Alveolates, SAR
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group->> red tides
Dinoflagellates, Alveolates, SAR
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group->> endosymbionts with reefs
Dinoflagellates, Alveolates, SAR
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup->> Apicomplexans
Alveolates, SAR
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group->> parasites of humans, some cause serious human diseases
Apicomplexans, Alveolates, SAR
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group->> spread through hosts by sporozoites
Apicomplexans, Alveolates, SAR
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group->> most have sexual and asexual states that require two or more host species for completion
Apicomplexans, Alveolates, SAR
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group->> Plasmodium
Apicomplexans, Alveolates, SAR
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup->> Ciliates
Alveolates, SAR
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group->> large macronuclei and small micronuclei
Ciliates, Alveolates, SAR
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group->> genetic variation results from conjuation
Ciliates, Alveolates, SAR
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group->> Paramecium
Ciliates, Alveolates, SAR
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup and subgroup->> Forams
Rhizarians, SAR
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group->> porous, generally multichanbered shells called tests through which pseudopodia extend
Forams, Rhizarians, SAR
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group->> many have endosymbiotic algae
Forams, Rhizarians, SAR
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(Eukaryotes) Supergroup, subgroup and sub-sub-group->> form an extensive fossil record that can be used to estimate changes in ocean temperature
Forams, Rhizarians, SAR
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Gave birth to land plants
Green algae
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Three subgroups of Archaeplastida
Red algae, green algae, land plants
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(Algae) Accessory pigment is phycoerythrin
Red algae
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(Algae) Color varies from greenish-red in shallow water to dark red-black in deep water
Red algae
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Subgroup of algae-> most live in fresh water, although many are marine
Green algae-> chlorophytes
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Subgroup of algae-> live in damp soil, as symbionts in lichens, or in environments exposed to intense visible and ultraviolet radiationq
Green algae-> chlorophytes
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Ulva
Green algae
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Volox
Green algae
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Two clades of unikonta
Amoebozoans and opisthokonts
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Once thought to be fungi
slime molds
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Two lineages of slime molds
Plasmodial and cellular
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Describe the division and feeding of the multicellular plasmodium
Undivided by plasma membranes, contains many diploid nuclei, extends pseudopodia to eat by phagocytosis
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Describe the unicellular and multicellular forms of cellular slime molds
Individual feeding or aggregations formed to migrate or form a fruiting body
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Describe entamoebas and give their supergroup
Parasites of vertebrates and some invertebrates, Unikonta
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How has global warming harmed the growth of photosynthetic protists and phytoplankton?
Warm water prevents the upwelling needed to bring nutrients from the ocean floor

Z - BioSci 1223 (S&T) (16 decks)

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