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Kingdom Protista is divided into two main groups. Name them.

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Protozoa

Algae

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Which subkingdom of Kingdom Protista is made up mostly individual, single-celled creatures with a form of locomotion?

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Subkingdom Protozoa

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Which Subkingdom of Kingdom Protista is made up mostly colonies of eukaryotic cells that have no form of locomotion?

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Subkingdom Algae

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Phyla Mastigophora contains organisms that use what form of locomotion?

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Flagellum

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Phyla Sarcodina contains organisms that use what form of locomotion?

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Pseudopods

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Phyla Ciliophora contains organisms that use what form of locomotion?

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Cilia

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Phyla Sporozoa contains organisms that have what form of locomotion?

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None

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Phyla Chlorophyta contains organisms that live in what habitat?

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Fresh water

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Phyla Chlorophyta contains organisms that are composed of what organization?

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Single cells

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Phyla Chlorophyta contains organisms that have cell walls made of what?

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Cellulose

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Chrysophyta contains organisms that live in what habitat?

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Marine and fresh water

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Chrysophyta contains organisms that are composed of what organization?

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Single cells and some colonies

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Chrysophyta contains organisms that have cell walls made of what?

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Silicone dioxide

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Pyrrophyta contains organisms that live in what habitat?

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Marine

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Pyrrophyta contains organisms that are composed of what organization?

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Single cells

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Pyrrophyta contains organisms that have cell walls made of what?

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Cellulose or atypical

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Phaeophyta contains organisms that live in what habitat?

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Cold marine waters

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Phaeophyta contains organisms that are composed of what organization?

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Multiple cells

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Phaeophyta contains organisms that have cell walls made of what?

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Cellulose and aligning acid

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Rhodophyta contains organisms that live in what habitat?

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Warm marine waters

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Rhodophyta contains organisms that are composed of what organization?

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Multiple cells

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Rhodophyta contains organisms that have cell walls made of what?

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Cellulose

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Where is the main portion of a cell’s DNA stored?

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The nucleus

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What are Membrane-bounded “sacs” in a cell called?

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The vacuoles

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What is the name of the vacuole which store food?
The food vacuole
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What is the name of the vacuole which regulate the amount of water in the cell?
The contractile vacuoles
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What is the part of the cytoplasm in a cell that is thin and watery?
Ectoplasm
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What is the part of the cytoplasm in a cell that is more dense?
Endoplasm
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Amoeba proteus is a typical member of which phylum?
Phylum Sarodina
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What can Amoeba proteus form to survive extreme conditions?
Cysts
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What phylum are organisms contained in Genus Euglena from?
Phylum Mastigophora
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When it comes to food, the creatures in Genus Euglena are both what and what?
Autotrophic and saprophytic
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Members of Genus Euglena have a firm, flexible coating outside the plasma membrane that sustains its shape. This is called what?
Pellicle
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Members of Genus Euglena have a light-sensitive region known as what?
An eyespot
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What is the name of the pigment required in Photosynthesis?
Chlorophyll
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Where are chlorophyll cells stored?
Chloroplast
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Round, green colonies found in phylum Matigophora are found in what genus?
Volvox
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What is it called when organisms form a relationship in which at least one of them benefits?
Symbiosis
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What is it called when organisms form a relationship in which all organisms involved benefit?
Mutualism
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What is it called when organisms form a relationship in which one benefits and the other neither benefits nor is harmed?
Commensalism
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What is it called when organisms form a relationship in which one benefits and the other is harmed?
Parasitism
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Genus Paramecium contains organisms from what phylum?
Phylum Ciliophora
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Organisms in this genus Paramecium have two ___.
Nucleus
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In the Paramecium, the larger of the two nucleus controls the metabolism. What is it called?
Macronucleus
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In the Paramecium, the smaller of the two nucleus controls reproduction. What is it called?
Micronucleus
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How do Paramecia exchange DNA?
Conjugation
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How is the conjugation process of paramecia different from that of bacteria?
It is a mutual exchange of DNA
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Genus Plasmodium contains organisms from what phylum?
Phylum Sporozoa
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Organisms in genus Plasmodium cause what disease?
Malaria
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How are the organisms transferred between people?
Through Mosquitos
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What do members of phylum Sporozoa form as a part of their normal lifecycle?
Spores
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Tiny organisms that float in the water are called what?
Plankton
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Tiny floating ofganism that are either small animals and protozoa are called what?
Zooplankton
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Tiny floating photosynthetic organism (typically algae) are called what?
Phytoplankton
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What is it called when conditions are ideal, algae will reproduce so rapidly that they essentially “take over” their habitat?
Algal bloom
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Members of pylum Chlorophyta have what pigment?
Chlorophyll
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What are Members of pylum Chlorophyta often called?
Green algae
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What is a compound made of certain types of sugars that is common in many cell walls?
Cellulose
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What are the members of phylum Chrysophyta often called?
Diatoms
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When the cell wall remains of many of the phylum chrysophyta clump together, they form a crumbly, abrasive substance called what?
Diatomaceous earth
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What is a colony that does not move?
Sessile colony
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What is a special structure used by an organism to anchor itself to an object?
Holdfasts
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Members of phylum Pyrrophyta are often referred to as what?
Dinoflagellates
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Dinoflagellates have two what?
Flagella
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Gymnodinium brevis, have blooms that are called what?
Red tides
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Memebers of phylum Phaeophyta are often referred to as what?
Brown algae
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Used as a thickening agent, their cell walls contain what?
Alginic acid or algin
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Members of genus Macrocystis are found in what phylum?
Phaeophyta
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Members of genus Macrocystis are often called what?
Kelp or seaweed
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What do members of genus Macrocystis form that allow them to anchor themselves to rocks which sit at the bottom of the ocean?
Holdfasts
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Members of phylum Rhodophyta are often called what?
Red algae

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