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how many supergroups of eukaryotes are there

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how would the THEORETICAL kingdom Protista look like

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it would be paraphyletic

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is there a kingdom Protista

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NO

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protists are

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Eukaryotes

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true or false
protists are mostly multicellular

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FALSE - they are mostly single-celled

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protist is a term used to

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encompass those eukaryotes that are NEITHER plants, animals nor fungi

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true or false
protists are nutritionally diverse

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TRUE

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what kinds of protist nutrition are there

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  1. photoautotrophs
  2. heterotrophs
  3. mixotrophs
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mixotrophs

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combination of photosynthesis and heterotrophic nutrition

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heterotrophs

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absorb organic molecules or ingest larger food particles

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photoautotrophs

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contain chloroplasts for photosynthesis

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why would the Kingdom Protista be paraphyletic

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the common ancestor of ALL the protists would have to include some species that are not protists or exclude some species that are protists

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what are the 5 supergroups

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  1. excavata
  2. SAR
  3. Archaeplastida
  4. Unikonta
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what is the reproductive diversity in protists?

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  1. some do sexual reproduction
  2. some do asexual reproduction
  3. some do alternation of generation
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alternation of generation is also known as

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sporadic meiosis

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what is older prokaryotic or eukaryotic

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prokaryotic

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what are two structures that show endosymbiotic origins of eukaryotes

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  1. plastids
  2. mitochondria
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mitochondria are the

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endosymbiosis of aerobic prokaryotes

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endosymbiosis of aerobic prokaryotes

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mitochondria

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plastids

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endosymbiosis of photosynthetic cyanobacterium

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endosymbiosis of the photosynthetic cyanobacterium

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plastids

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chloroplasts are a _____

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plastid

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what was the first photosynthetic organism

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cyanobacteria

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how was cyanobacteria acquired by eukaryotes

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ingestion

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when is the endosymbiosis and structure of the plastid HOMOLOGOUS
when it first evolved from the cyanobacterium into red algae and green algae
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primary endosymbiosis is associated with
a prokaryote
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secondary endosymbiosis is done with a
photosynthetic eukaryote
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the plastids resulting from secondary endosymbiosis is
analogous
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Dinoflagellates, Apicomplexans, Stramenopiles all got plastids from the
red algae
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Euglenids and chlorarachniophytes got plastids from the
green algae
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which protist has a nucleomorph
chlorarachniophytes
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supergroup Excavata is
monophyletic
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what are three protists in the Excavata supergroup
1. diplomonads 2. Parabasalids 3. Euglenozoans
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how is clade Excavata characterized
by its cytoskeleton and excavated (dug in) feeding grooves
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diplomonads is from clade
Excavata
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where do diplomonads live
anaerobic environments (without oxygen)
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what are some traits associated with the diplomonads
they have two equal-sized nuclei and multiple flagella
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many diplomonads are
parasitic
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true or false diplomonads lack plastids
TRUE, they live without sunshine
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what are the mitochondrial structures called in diplomonads
mitosomes
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parabasalids have mitochondria called
hydrogenosomes
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what is an example of a parabasalid
trichomonas vaginalis
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what main feature of the euglenozoans distinguish them from the rest of the clade
their spiral or crystalline rod/covering
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what protists are included in the excavates
those with modified mitochondria and protists with unique flagella
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the crystalline shell of the Euglenozoans is a
synapomorphy that supports the monophyly of the Euglenozoans in the clade
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examples of Euglenozoans
1. kinetoplastids 2. euglendis
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Kinetoplastids
have a single mitochondrion with an organized mass of DNA called a kinetoplast
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what species are included in kinetoplastids
free-living species that are consumers of prokaryotes in freshwater, marine and moist terrestrial ecosystems
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what is an example of a kinetoplastid
the parasite Trypanosoma (sleeping sickness)
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true or false some species of kinetoplastids are parasitic
TRUE - sleeping sickness
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Euglendis can be both
autotrophic and heterotrophic (mixotrophs)
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what distinguishes euglenids from other protists
they have one or two flagella that emerge from a pocket at one end of the cell
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Euglendis are part of what clade in what supergroup
Euglenozoan in supergroup Excavata
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kinetoplastids are part of what clade in what supergroup
Euglenozoan in supergroup Excavata
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the SAR clade is named from
the first letters of its 3 major clades
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what are the three major clades within SAR
1. stramenopiles 2. alevolates 3. rhizarians
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what are three protists in clade stramenopiles
1. diatoms 2. brown algae 3. oomycetes
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what are three protists in clade alveolates
1. dinoflagellates 2. apicomplexans 3. ciliates
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what are three protists in clade rhizarians
1. forams 2. radiolarians 3. cerocozoans
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_______ are the most important producers
stramenopiles
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most stramenopiles have
a hairy flagellum paired with a smooth flagellum
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are there multicellular stramenopiles
yes, brown algae
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diatoms
unicellular algae with a unique two-part glass-like wall of silicon dioxide
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true or false diatoms are good at photosynthesis and removing CO2
true
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diatoms can be _______ and _______
colonial or single celled
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what is the largest and most complex algae
brown algae
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all brown algae are
multicellular
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what is included in brown algae
many species commonly called seaweeds
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true or false brown algae have the most complex multicellular anatomy of all algae
true
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what are structures that look like plants in seaweeds
1. blades = leave like structure 2. stipe = stem-like structure 3. holdfast = root-like structure
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the plant-like structures in seaweed are ______ traits
analogous traits
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What gave rise to the diversity of protists that exist today?
Has origins in endosymbiosis - relationship between two species in which one organism lives inside the cell/cells of another organism (host)
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Endosymbiosis and spread of photosynthesis was spread to how many of the supergroups
3 out of the 4
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Key step in organelle evolution
creating a dependency between partners (host and absorbed cell)
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Nucleomorphs
have 4 separate genomes within ONE eukaryotic cell
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how does an endosymbiont evolve into an organelle
the host was able to "steal" a proportion of the alga through photosynthesis until the alga became interdependent on the host (and vice versa)
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what are the three types of meiosis?
1. sporic meiosis (alternation of generation) 2. gametic meiosis 3. zygotic meiosis
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does meiosis ONLY make gametes
NO, it can also make spores
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what protist shows sporic meiosis
Brown Algae Laminaria
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what is a hallmark of sporic meiosis
it has BOTH multicellular diploid phases AND haploid phases
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in sporic meiosis the multicellular diploid form is a
sporophyte
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the diploid sporophyte makes spores through _____ in sporic meiosis
meiosis
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the haploid gametophyte makes gametes through _____ in sporic meiosis
mitosis
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the multicellular haploid form in sporic meiosis is the
gametophyte
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what is the ONLY trait ALL protist share
being eukaryotic
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what distinguishes members of the alveolate clade
having membrane-enclosed sacs (alveoli) just under the plasma membrane
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true or false the function of the alveoli is known
false, its unknown
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what protists are in the Alveloates clade
1. dinoflagellates 2. apicomplexans 3. ciliates
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dinoflagellates have
two flagella
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dinoflagellates have cell reinforced by
cellulose plates
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true or false dinoflagellates are affected by global warming
true
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where do dinoflagellates inhabit
both marine and freshwater phytoplankton
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what are nutritional mechanisms for dinoflagellates
aquatic phototrophs, mixotrophs and heterotrophs
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toxic "red tides" are caused by
dinoflagellate blooms
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Apicomplexans
parasites of animals
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how are apicomplexans spread
as infectious cells called sporozoites
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what characterizes apicomplexans
the apex found at one end that is specialized for penetrating host cells and tissues
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what is required for apicomplexans to reproduce
sexual and asexual stages that require two or more hosts
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ciliates
group of protists that use cilia to move and feed
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ciliates have ________ and _______
large macronuclei and small micronuclei
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how does genetic variation occur in ciliates
conjugation
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conjugation
two ciliate individuals exchange haploid micronuclei
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conjugation is a ______ process
sexual
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true or false conjugation is a separate process from reproduction
YES, reproduction occurs by binary fission
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true or false all ciliates are heterotrophic
YES
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example of a ciliate
paramecium
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rhizarians
most species are amoebas
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amoebas
protists that move and feed by PSEUDOPODIA
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how do rhizarians amoebas differ from amoebas from other clades
by having threadlike pseudopodia
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protists in rhizarians
1. radiolarians 2. forams 3. cercozoans
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radiolarians have pseudopodia that extend
from the central body
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what are forams named for
their porous, multicehambered shells
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what are forams shells called
tests
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how do pseudopodia extend in forams
through pores in their test
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true or false the foram shells uptake magnesium based on water temp
true
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true or false forams can be used to estimate changes in ocean temp over time
true
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Formas : ___________ : ______________-
Rhizarians : SAR
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Radiolarians : _____________ : _____________-
Rhizarians : SAR
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Ciliates : ____________ : ______________
Alevolates: SAR
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Apicomplexans : ________ : ________
Alveolates : SAR
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true or false land plants are descended from green algae
TRUE
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green and red algae are sisters to
land plants (Kingdom Plantae)
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Archaeplastida
supergroup that includes red algae, green algae, land plants
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green algae have 2 lineages
1. chlorophytes 2. charophytes
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red algae are red because of
accessory pigment phycoerythrin that masks the green of chlorophyll
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red algae are almost black in
deep water
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red algae are greenish-red in
shallow water
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red algae are _______
multicellular
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largest red algae
seaweeds
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are green algae a monophyletic clade
NO, paraphyletic
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green algae are named for their
green chloroplasts
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______ are most closely related to land plants
charophytes
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chlorophyceans live in
fresh water with some in marine
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examples of chlorophyceans
volvox and spirogyra
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three routes archaeplastida got larger in size
1. coloniality 2. multicellularity 3. division of nuclei without cytokinesis
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the supergroup Unikonta includes
animals, fungi and some protists
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Unikonta has 2 lineages
1. Amoebozoan Clade 2. Opisthikont clade
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how are amoebozoans in Unikonta different than Rhizarians
these amoebas have lobe or tube-shaped pseudopodia INSTEAD of threadlike
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protists included in amoebozoans
1. slime moulds 2. tubulinids 3. entamoebas
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Green and red algae : _______
Archaeplastida
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Amoebozoans : ______
Unikonta
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Slime moulds: ______: ________
Amoebozoa : Unikonta
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slime moulds were once thought to be
fungi
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two lineages of slime moulds
1. plasmodial slime moulds 2. cellular slime moulds
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shows what routes of size growth for Archaeplastida
division of nuclei (Caulerpa)
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shows what routes of size growth for Archaeplastida
coloniality (volvox)
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heteromorphic
alternation of generation where the sporophyte and gametophyte differ
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isomorphic
alternation of generation where the sporophyte and gametophyte are the same
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example of isomorphic
ulva
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example of heteromorphic
laminaria
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the resemblance of slime moulds and fungi is a result of
analogous = convergent evolution
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plasmodial slime moulds are _______ NOT _____
multi-nucleated and multicellular
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what does multi-nucleate mean
repeated cell division without cytokinesis
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what is the plasmodial slime mould feeding stage called
plasmodium
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how do plasmodial slime moulds distribute nutrients and oxygen
cytoplasm streaming
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cellular slime moulds have a ______ feeding stage
solitary
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what happens to cellular slime moulds when food is scarce
they aggregate and form a mass of cells that resembles a plasmodium and put up fruiting bodies of stalks
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cellular slime moulds form
multicellular aggregates where cells are separated by their membranes
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cellular slime moulds vs plasmodial slime moulds (differences)
cellular slime moulds 1. single cell haploid feeding 2. the fruiting body is asexual 3. spores are asexual 4. multicellular plasmodial slime moulds 1. multi-nucleated diploid 2. not multicellular
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the similarity between slime moulds
spores making the stem of the fruiting body die so that those in the top can survive
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tubulinids are a diverse group of
amoebozoans with lobe or tube shaped pseudopodia
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tubulinids are _____ protists
unicellular
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most tubulinids are ________ (kind of nutrition) and actively seek ________
heterotrophic AND bacteria/protists
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tubulinids : ________ : ________
amoebozoan : Unikonta
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slime moulds : ______ : ______
amoebozoan : unikonta
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entamoebas : ______ : ______
amoebozoan : unikonta
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entamoebas are ______
parasites
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example of entamoebas
entamoeba histolytica
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opisthokonts : ________
unikonta
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opisthokonts include
animals fungi protists
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true or false protists are extremely important in ecosystems
true
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examples of how protists are important for ecosystems
1. producers 2. symbionts
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up to 1/4 of worlds, photosynthesis is performed by
diatoms, dinoflagellates and other algae and protists
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true or false protists are vital for aquatic and marine food webs
true
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types of symbiont relations done by protists
mutualism and parasitism
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example of protist mutualism
termites have protists that enable them to digest wood photosynthetic symbiotic dinoflagellates in coral reefs
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lichens are symbiotic of
fungi and algae
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examples of parasitic relations of protists
1. plasmodium (malaria) 2. giardia (beaver fever) 3. phytophthora (sudden oak death)
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if sea surface temps warm due to climate warming _______
Growth and biomass of photosynthetic protists and prokaryotes have declined as sea temps increase = available nutrients supply would be reduced
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Three main features that arose during Serial Endosymbiosis
a) Compartmentalization of Cellular Function- membrane infolding to form ER, nuclear envelope, EM system. b) Mitochondria – Endosymbiosis of a free-living heterotrophic aerobic prokaryote (bacteria) c) Chloroplasts (Plastids)- Endosymbiosis of a photosynthetic cyanobacterium (more than 2 membranes)
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What is the proposed origin of mitochondria and plastids?
Mitochondria: Endosymbiosis of a free-living aerobic prokaryote (bacteria) Plastids: Secondary endosymbiosis of a photosynthetic cyanobacterium (more than 2 membranes)
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Identify the three main lineages in the SAR Clade
Stramenopiles, Rhizarians, Alveolates
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hows what routes of size growth for Archaeplastida
multicellularity (sea lettuce/Ulva)
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