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Chp.28 Protists
Lanom-WCJC
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
02/09/2013

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Protist
Definition
Group of unicellular eukaryotes; Kingdom:Protista and Domain:Eukarya
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Photoautotroph
Definition
has chloroplast
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Heterotroph
Definition
Absorb organic molecules/ingest large food
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Mixotroph
Definition
combo. of photosynthesis and heterotrophic nutrition
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Endosymbiosis
Definition
unicellular organism engulf another cells and then becomes an organelle of host
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Protozoans
Definition
Closely related to animals and heterotrophs
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Algae
Definition
ancestor of land plants/autotrophs
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Diplomonads
Definition
Lack plastids, modified mitochondris, and anaerobic enviroments

+modified mitochondria:Mitosome
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Mitosome
Definition
2 equal sized nuclei, and multi flagella
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Giardia Intestinalis
Definition
parasite in impure water
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Parabasalids
Definition
Reduced mito. and generate SOME energy anaerobically
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Trichomonas Vaginalis
Definition
yeast infection
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Kinetoplastids
Definition
organized mass of DNA in a single mitochondrion
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Trypanosome
Definition
African sleeping sickness, Chagas Disease
Evade immune response by switching surface proteins
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Dinoflagellates
Definition
2 flagella, marine and freshwater phytoplankton
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Apocomplexans
Definition
parasite of animals that cause serious disease
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Sporozoites
Definition
spread through host as infectious cell
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Ciliates
Definition
Large group of protists named after the cilia that is uses to move/feed
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Conjugation
Definition
2 individuals exchange haploid microneuclei; reason of genetic variation
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Amoebas
Definition
move/feed by pseudopodia extension of cytoplasm
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Diatoms
Definition
Unicellular algae with a 2 part
Has a wall of hydrated silica
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Diatomaceous Earth
Definition
sediment on fossilized diatom walls
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Euglenids
Definition
1 or 2 flagella; both auto/heterotrophic
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Eyespot
Definition
detect areas of light; not complex
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Golden Algae
Definition
named after color; yellow and brown carotenoids
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Brown Algae
Definition
Largest/Complex; multi-cellular and marine
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Holdfast
Definition
root-like anchor
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Stipe
Definition
Stem
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Blade
Definition
leafy leaf
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Red Algae
Definition
rec b/c of accessory pigment phycoerythrin
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