Week 1

Question 1

how to hold microscope?

Answer 1

at the base and arm or neck

Question 2

Kingdom Protozoa

Answer 2

polyphyletic group of eukaryotic organisms that are similar to animals, but don’t fit into any other kingdom

Question 3

differences of animals and protozoans

Answer 3

animals are multicellular, eukaryotic, and heterotrophs

protozoans are eukaryotes, can be hetrotrophes, but are never multicellular

Question 4

are protozoan unicellular or multicellular

Answer 4

unicellular

Question 5

are protozoan heterotrophs

Answer 5

some are and they can have chloroplasts

Question 6

Phylum Amoebozoa

3 characteristics

Answer 6

1-psuedopodia
2- lack of shell or defined body
3- present in marine environments, fresh water and soil

Question 7

psuedopodia

Answer 7

extension of the membrane caused by cytoplasmic streaming

Question 8

what is psuedopodia used for

Answer 8

feeding and locomotion

Question 9

similar organisms to amoebozoa that have psuedopodia and have shells

Answer 9

radiolarians

foraminiferans

Question 10

Phylum Plantae

2 characteristics

Answer 10

1- one or more flagella

2- pigmented: have chlorophyll

Question 11

flagellum

Answer 11

signular flagella

Question 12

flagella

Answer 12

pleural flagella

Question 13

what is flagella used for

Answer 13

locomotion

Question 14

Volvox spp.

Answer 14

colonial living organisms

Question 15

what does volvox show us

Answer 15

first instance of cell differentation

Question 16

what are different jobs cells can have in volvox

Answer 16

some are adapted to reproduce, while others are adapted for something else, like moving the colony

Question 17

what does a group of many volvox act like

Answer 17

one large, multicellular individual

Question 18

ciliophora characteristics

Answer 18

1- have cilia

2- have cytosome

Question 19

cilia

Answer 19

small, hair- like structures that are used for locomotion

Question 20

cytosome

Answer 20

mouth-like structure