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(5-12) Microbial Eukaryotes Flashcards

1. Describe the characteristics and roles of algae. 2. Explain why algae are important to human existence. 3. Describe the structure of macroscopic algae. 4. Describe the role of algae in paralytic shellfish poisoning. 5. List the characteristics of protozoans. 6. Name the diseases for which the following are causative agents: Toxoplasma gondii, Plasmodium, Trypanosoma, Entamoeba histolytica 7. List the kinds of organisms included in the fungi. 8. Explain how fungi cause human disease. 9 (59 cards)

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Which eukaryote uses light (and water) for energy to fix CO2 to carbohydrates?

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Algae

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Where are algae found?

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Fresh water, salt water, and soil

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What is the name of an organism with a rigid cell wall made mostly of cellulose and silicon dioxide incorporated.

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Diatoms

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What are flagellated algae called?

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Dinoflagellates

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What causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning? What is the mechanism (3 steps)?

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  1. Dinoflagellates eaten by shellfish
  2. Toxin accumulates in shellfish tissues
  3. Humans eat shellfish and suffer paralytic shellfish poisoning
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What can disturb a Dinoflagellate cyst that is resting on sea floor?

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Storms can stir them up

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Why is Red Tide a persistent problem?

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After blooming, Dinoflagellates form a cyst that falls to the sea floor. This allows them to hiberate through the winter and rebloom the next year. Pavement reduces the ground saturation and adds to Winter runoff, which (with the sun) adds to the problem.

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Which are photosynthetic eukaryotes: algae, fungi, arthropods, protozoa, or helminths?

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Algae

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Which are saprophytic eukaryotes: algae, fungi, arthropods, protozoa, or helminths?

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Fungi

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Which are multicellular disease vectors: algae, fungi, arthropods, protozoa, or helminths?

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Arthropods

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Which are nonphotosynthetic eukaryotes: algae, fungi, arthropods, protozoa, or helminths?

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Protozoa

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Which are multicellular worms: algae, fungi, arthropods, protozoa, or helminths?

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Helminths

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What do fungi require for energy and as a carbon source?

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Organic compounds

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What are the oxygen requirements of most fungi?

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Most are aerobic or facultative anaerobe

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What does the fungal cell wall contain?

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Chitin

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A large number of fungi cause disease in what type of organism?

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Plants

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Which type of organism rarely causes disease in humans, but can have a huge impact on human food supply?

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Fungi

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Which 4 ways can fungi cause disease in humans?

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  1. Allergic reaction
  2. React to fungal toxin
  3. Mycoses
  4. Economic impact
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How do fungi cause allergic reactions in humans?

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Result from inhaling fungal spores

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In which 2 ways do humans react to fungal toxin?

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  1. Many have hallucinogenic properties

2. Certain species produces alflatoxin implicated in cancer

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How do Mycoses present?

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Fungi grows on or in the body

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How does fungal economic impact affect human health?

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They destroy human food supply, causing starvation

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Which 3 diseases are Mosquitoes responsible for the transmission of?

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  1. Malaria
  2. West Nile Virus
  3. Yellow Fever
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What disease do Tsetse flies transmit?

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African sleeping sickness

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Which disease do Sand flies transmit?
Leishmaniasis
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Which disease do Fleas transmit?
Plague
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Which 2 diseases are Ticks responsible for the transmission of?
1. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever | 2. Lyme Disease
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Which 2 diseases are Lice responsible for the transmission of?
1. Typhus | 2. Trench Fever
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What are scabies?
Mites that burrow into skin to feed and lay eggs.
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What is protozoan shape determined by?
Their cytoskeleton
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Are Protozoa usually stationary or motile?
Motile
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What are the 3 significant protozoan phylum and subphyla?
1. Phylum Apicomplexa 2. Subphylum Mastigophora 3. Subphylum Sarcodina
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Which protozoan subphylum do Giardia lamblia, Leshmanii species, and Trypanosoma species belong to?
Subphylum Mastigophora
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Which subphylum does Entamoeba hystolitica belong to?
Subphylum Sarcodina
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Which Phylum of protozoa causes the most serious protozoan diseases?
Phylum Apicomplexa
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Which protozoan phylum do Plasmodium and | Toxoplasma gondii belong to?
Phylum Apicomplexa
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Which species of protozoa causes Malaria?
Plasmodium species
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Which species causes Toxoplasmosis?
Toxoplasma gondii
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What type of life cycle do protozoa tend to have?
Complex
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What structure do protozoa in the Subphylum Sarcodina sue for locomotion?
Pseudopodia
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Flagellated protozoa are included in which subphylum?
Subphylum Mastigophora
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How many people become ill with malaria each year?
500 Million
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What is the issue with cheapest effective drug, Chloroquine?
Chloroquine is no longer effective in many countries due to widespread resistance.
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In the first step of the Malaria cycle, Infected mosquitoe introduces a ________ __________ into the capillary.
Plasmodium sporozoite
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In the second step of the Malaria cycle, Sporozoite infects liver cells, producing thousands of _________.
Merozoites
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In the third step of the Malaria cycle, Merozoites infect _____________.
Red blood cells (RBC)
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In the fourth step of the Malaria cycle, the protozoa multiply (going through many named stages) until. . . .
The RBC bursts, releasing merozoites into blood to re-infect new RBCs.
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In the Malaria cycle, the synchronized cycle of bursting of RBC and “hiding in RBC” presents as what?
Alternating bouts of fever and feeling well.
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In the fifth step of the Malaria cycle, some merozoites develop into __________ that when taken up by a mosquito, invade the mosquito gut.
Gametocytes
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In the sixth step of the Malaria cycle, gametocytes produce sporozoites that invade the mosquito's _______ ______.
Salivary Glands
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Which organisms cause disease by invading host tissues and robbing nutrients.
Helminths
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Name 3 types of helminths.
1. Nematodes 2. Cestodes 3. Trematodes
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Which type of helminth invades gastrointestinal tract and blood stream?
Nematodes
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Which type of helminth is associated with meats like beef or pork?
Cestodes
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Which type of helminth is found in waters such as lakes and ponds?
Tremadodes
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A tapeworm is what kind of helminth?
A cestode
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What is the tapeworm's mode of action?
1. Transmission results from consumption of uncooked meat containing cysts 2. Cyst develops into worm in small intestine, where it “steals” nutrients.
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Hookworms and Guinea worms are which type of helminth?
Nematodes
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Schistosoma mansoni is which type of helminth?
Trematodes
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