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Microbiology
Chapter 5, Exam 2
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
05/22/2008

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Term

Protists are a group of E_______  M__________.

Definition
Eukaryotic Microbes
Term
The four groups of protozoa are...
Definition

Amoebas

Flagellates

Ciliates

Sporozoa

Term
Amoebas move by
Definition
pseudopodia
Term
Flagellates move by
Definition
flagella
Term
Ciliates move by
Definition

cilia

Term
Sporozoa are... in adult form
Definition

non-motile

Term
Protists are believed to be....
Definition
first eukaryotes on Earth
Term
all protists are U___ O___
Definition
Unicellular Organisms
Term
The most common means of reproduction among protists is... but ... also occurs
Definition
asexual... sexual
Term
Protozoa (first...)
Definition
animals
Term

Protozoa...

Lack C... W...

Ingest F.... P...

M.... A.... F...

Do not produce s.....

Definition

Lack Cell Wall

Ingest Food Particles

Move about freely

Don't produce spores

Term

Protozoa exist as a.... f.... forms called t....

Definition
Active feeding forms, Trophozoites
Term

Species of protozoa can transform into protective bodies called c.....

Definition
Cysts
Term
Many species of protozoa are part of z..... , animal-like component of aquatic food chains
Definition
zooplankton
Term
Amoebas are renouned for their p....
Definition
plasticity
Term

Temporary cellular extensions in amoebas used to move and feed in any direction

Definition
Pseudopodia
Term

Amoebas are also known as s... because of their lack of d.... f...

 

Amoebas are not p.... They use the h... mode of nutrition to obtain nuterients from p.... o... m...

Definition

sarcodines, lack of definite form

 

not photosynthetic, heterorophic, preformed organic matter

Term

reproduction through m.... , sometimes s....

Definition
mitosis, sexual
Term

f... produce shells of c... c... (ex: White Cliffs)

 

Can serve as a d... m... for geologists drilling for oil

Definition

foraminifera, calcium carbonate

 

depth marker

Term

Two other groups of shelled amoebas are h... and r...

 

H.. are freshwater amoebas in hardened capsules of silicon dioxide

 

R... are exclusively in the sea

Definition

Heliozoa

 

Radiolaria

Term
One pathogenic amoeba is E... h...
Definition
Entamoeba histolyica
Term
flagella
Definition
long, hairlike organelles that permit independent motion
Term

ultrascopic protien fibers called m....... are in a

... + ... arrangement

Definition
microfibers, 9 +2
Term

Primitive Eukaryotic cells descend from prokaryotic cells that established mutually beneficial relationships with smaller prokaryotic cells. The E... H..

Definition
Endosymbiosis hypothesis
Term

One example of well-adapted flagelas: Euglena

 

Has n.. for h... m..., very f.. n... r..

F... a... in sunlight and h... in dark

Definition

nucleus for hereditary material

flexible nutrient requirements

fully autotrophic in sunlight, heterotrophic in dark

Term
Trichonympha has a s... r... with t...
Definition
Symbiotic relationship with termite
Term
Volvox: flagellaes that are ...
Definition
colonial (some for feeding, reproducing, etc)
Term

Pathogenic Flagellates;

Trypanosomes: transmitted by

Giardia lamblia

Trichomonas vaginalis

Definition

 

Tstse fly

diarreah

STD "trich"

Term

Ciliates are a diverse group of h... p...

 

Have hairlike cilia with same __ + __ arrangement as flagella

Definition

heterotrophic protozoa

 

9 + 2

Term

certain cilia serve a s... f...

 

unique to ciliates is the presence of two types of n... , the m... and m...

 

both function in r... m... by mitosis and m.. by pinching apart to yield d... c...

Definition

sensory function

 

nuclei, micronuclei & macronuclei

 

reproduction. micronucleus-mitosis,

macronucleus- daughter cells

Term
Members of genus paramecium are enclosed by p..., which is a composie covering consisteing of an outer membrane  and an inner layer of closely packed structures, including defensive organells called t........
Definition

pellicle

trichocysts

Term
paramecium also exhibi elaborate s... b.. called c...
Definition
sexual behavior, conjugation
Term

Sporozoa develop s...l body

 

aka. a...

 

no structures for l... in adult sage

Definition

sporelike

 

apicomplexans

 

locomation

 

Term
Several species of Plasmodium (sporozoa) causes
Definition

malaria

 

 

Term

Another sporozoan Toxoplasma gondii aka...

 

b... d...  

Definition

toxoplasmosis

 

blood disease

Term

one of the most serious illnesses in AIDS patients

P...... c....

 

another S... p... is Cryptosporidium coccidi, which causes i... i...

Definition

Pneumocystis carinii

 

Sporozoan parasite, intestinal illness

 

Term

Other Protists:

dinoflagellates

Definition
red tides, toxic poisons
Term

unicellular algea comprise microbial population of p...

 

algea are classified into 6 d...

Definition

phytoplankton (generate most molecular oxygen available in atmosphere)

 

divisions

 

 

 

 

Term

 

 

Pyrrophyta

F... a...

all are d....

perform p.......

move with f..., give off green glow, are b...

Definition

 

 fire-algea

all are dinoflagellates

perform photosynthesis

move with flagella

bioluminescent

Term

 

Chrysophyta

g... b, y... g...

include d...

which are major component of p......

include d... e...

Definition

golden brown, yellow green

include diatoms: shells of silicon dioxide (two halves overlap)

diatoms are major component of phytoplankton

diatomaceous earth: filtering material

Term

Euglenophyta

most notable from genus e...

p........ and a...... characteristics 

a... mode of existence

posess e... s... to detect s...

asexual reproduction through m...

Definition

Euglena

plantlike and animal-like

autotrophic

eye spot, sunlight

mitosis

 

 

Term

Chlorophyta

both u... and m... algae

have cartenoid pigments and "green grass" c.. m.. called c... A & B

complex life cycle called a.. of g...

one fascinating one is s... a...

Volvox, c... of c...  

Definition

unicellular and multicellular

chrolophyll molecules, chlorophylls A & B

alternation of generations

snow algea

volvox, community of cells

Term

Slime Molds

two types, A... and c...

 

A classified in division M..

C classified in division A..

C can come together to form s... and produce s...

Definition

acellular and cellular

 

Acellular, Myxomycota

Cellular, Acrasiomycota

Cellular, slug, spores

 

 

 

Term

Water Molds

 

presence of flagellaed s... or z... that develop through m... in the s...

 

Phytophthora infestans

Definition

spores, zoospores

mitosis, sporangium

 

responsible for Irish poatoe famine 'Black '47'

 

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