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1
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What are the common names of Viridiplantae?

A

Green algae, plant-like “protists”, and bryophytes

2
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Synapomorphies of Superphylum Viridiplantae?

A

The superphylum has chlorophyll a and b

3
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List the habitat of Viridiplants?

A

Fresh water and marine, most motile and free-living, photoautotrophic

4
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If including plants, how many species are there? If not including plants?

A

350,000 species, if not 40,000 species. So plants have about 100,000 species

5
Q

List important Viridiplants

A

Volvox globator, Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi, Leischmania major, and Giardia lamblia

6
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Volvox globator

A

Colonial, has daughter colonies in it that will be expelled and live freely. Clones of parent.

7
Q

Trypanosoma brucei vector

A

tsetse fly

8
Q

Trypanosoma cruzi vector

A

kissing bed bug

9
Q

Leischmania major vector

A

Sand fly

10
Q

Giardia lamblia vector

A

drinking still water

11
Q

Trypanosoma brucei disease

A

sleeping sickness

12
Q

Trypanosoma cruzi disease

A

Chagas’ disease

13
Q

Leischmania major disease

A

Leishmaniasis

14
Q

Giardia lamblia disease

A

Beaver Fever

15
Q

What enters and reproduces in blood?

A

Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma brucei

16
Q

How would you die from the disease beaver fever?

A

The Giardia lamblia blocks the ability of the intestine absorption of water by adhering to the sides of the intestine. Usually not fatal though.

17
Q

What attacks muscle cells?

A

Trypanosoma cruzi

18
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What does the Trypanosoma brucei attack?

A

The nervous system

19
Q

Which viridiplant attacks macrophages?

A

Leischmania major

20
Q

Deaths per year of Trypanosoma brucei?

A

> 5,000 a year

21
Q

60,000 a year die from this disease? Name the viridiplant

A

Leishmaniasis. Leischmania major

22
Q

Chagas’ Disease kills how many a year?

A

45,000 a year.