Protists Flashcards
Which Protists are in the SAR super group
Stramenophiles, Alveolates, Rhizarians
What characterizes Stramenophiles
Most Oxygen breathed
“Furry” flagelem
Major Stramenophiles
Diatoms, Golden algae, brown algae
Characteristics of Diatoms
silica shell
Characteristics of Golden Algae
Colonial and move together
Major phylum for alveolates
Dinoflagellates
Apicomplexans
Ciliates
What are red tides
Dinoflagellates
What characterizes apicomplexans
They are ciliates
Major phylum for Rhizarians
Radiolarians
Foraminiferans
Cercozoans
Major Phylum of Achiplastida
Red algae
Green algae
Sterptophytes
Name for red algae
Rhodophytes
Name for Green Algae
Chlorophytes/Charophytes
What are streptophytes
plants
Major super groups of protists
SAR Archiplastida excavata Amoebozoa opisthokonta
Major Phylum of excavata
Diplomonads
Parabasilids
Euglenozoans
What Classifies Excavata
Excavated body cavity
Characteristic of Diplomonads
Reduced mitochondria
Characteristic of Parabasilids
Very reduced mitochondria
Characteristic of euglenozoans
Very Diverse group tied together because of flagella morphology
Characteristic of Amoebozoa
Shapeless Psuedoped (false foot)
Define: endosymbioses
When a bacteria gets consumed but not digested
Define: Secondary Endosymbioses
When an organism that has experienced endosymbiosis gets consumed and not digested.
How many membranes are expected around organelles that have experienced primary endosymbiosis
two membranes
How many membranes are expected around organelles that have experienced secondary endosymbiosis
3 membranes
