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Exam 2 Review
General Biology 2
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
12/09/2015

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Radiolarians
Definition
these protists have delicate internal tests made up of silica
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tubulinids
Definition
tube-shaped pseudopods that can perform phagocytosis are characteristic of which group of protists?
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plasmodial slime molds
Definition
these protists are made up of a single large cell that contains many diploid nuclei
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become stressed due to starvation
Definition
Cellular slime molds aggregate in large numbers to reproduce when
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holdfasts
Definition
a large seaweed that floats freely at the surface of deep bodies of water would most likely lack which of the following?
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plasmodium and trypanosoma
Definition
which two protists below have members that can evade the human immune system by frequently changing their surface proteins?
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false
Definition

true or false?

their cells are reinforced with silicon dioxide plates

 

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conjugation
Definition
which process results in genetic recombination, but is separate from reproduction in paramecium?
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Charophytes (green algae)
Definition
Group of algae most closely related to land plants
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Phaeophytes (brown algae)
Definition
includes the giant kelps which can have stipes as long as 60 m.
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Crysophytes (golden algae)
Definition
Have silica scales or "vases" that they live inside
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Diplomonads
Definition
Have two equal-sized n uclei, multiple flagella, and mitisomes
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parabasalids
Definition
Protists that have hydrogenosomes; some can cause a sexually transmitted parasite in humans
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Alveolates
Definition
These protists have membrane bound sacs under the plasma membrane
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Stramenopiles
Definition
Have two flagella, one hairy and the other smooth
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Euglenozoans
Definition
Protists that are characterized by a crystalline rod in the flagella
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Ciliates
Definition
These protists have micronuclei, macronuclei and cilia
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Diatoms
Definition
these unicellular algae have cell walls made of silicon dioxide that fit together in an overlapping fashion, like a shoebox
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Apicoplexans
Definition
These parasitic protists have an apex that they use to penetrate into host cells
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Kinetoplastids
Definition
Organisms in this group have a single, large mitochondria with an odd mass of DNA called a kinetoplast
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Dinoflagellates
Definition
These protists have two flagella, one in an equatorial groove, and are often mutualists living with corals
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absorptive of nutrients
Definition
Which of the following do all fungi have in common
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yeast
Definition
unicellular fungi
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mold
Definition
fungi with visible mycelium
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plasmogamy
Definition
fusion of mycelium
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Plasmogamy, karyogamy
Definition
for mycelia described as heterokaryic, which process has already occurred, and which process has not yet occurred?
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in the roots of plants
Definition
You have been given the assignment of locating living members of the phylum glomeromycota. Where is the bes tplace to look for these fungi?
Term
Basidiomycete, mycelium, basidiocarp, basidium, basidiospore
Definition
Arrange the following from largest to smallest, assuming that they all come from the same fungus: mycelium, basidium, basidiomycete, basidiocarp, basidiospore
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carbon compounds
Definition
in both lichens and mycorrhizae, what does the photo synthetic partner make abailable to its fungal partner?
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absorbing nutrients
Definition
what is the primary role of a mushroom's underground mycelium?
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conidiophore
Definition
which of these fungal structures is usually associated with asexual reproduction?
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Endophyte
Definition
What is the proper term for fungi that live inside plant leaves?
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Ascomycota
Definition
The salem with trials can likely be blaemd on food contaminated by which group of fungi?
Term
Help defend against herbivores and pathogens
Definition
What do fungi that live inside plant leaves do?
Term
help make nutrients available to the plant
Definition
What do fungi that live in association with plant roots do?
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lichens
Definition
Fungi that live in association with embedded algae are called
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Ascomycota
Definition
Reproduce asexually by producing asexual spores called conida
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Zygomycota
Definition
have zygosporangia that are resistant to freezing and drying
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Chytridiomycota
Definition
diverged early fungal evolution (most primitive fungi)
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Basidiomycota
Definition
includes mushrooms, puffballs, and shelf fungi
Term
phragmoplasts
Definition
Which of the following characteristics could be observed in a charophyte?
Term
they lack lignified vascular tissue
Definition
Bryophytes never formed tall forests (mats maybe, bu not forests) because
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protonema, gametophyte, gametes, zygote, sporophyte
Definition
Beginning with the germination of a moss spore, what is the sequence of structures that develop after germination?
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microphylls
Definition
Bryophytes may feature all of the following at the same time during their existence except
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Rhizoids
Definition
important for anchoring moss sporophytes to the substrate
Term
Ferns
Definition
a botanist discovers a new species of plant in a tropical rain forest. After observing its anatomy and life cycle, the following characteristics ar enoted; xylem with tracheids, separate gametophyte and sporophyte generations with the sporophyte dominant, and no seeds. This plant is probably most closely related to
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archegonia
Definition
temporarilty contain sporophyte embryos
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apical meristems
Definition
which of the following characteristics, if observed in an undientified green organism, would make it unlikely to be a charophyte?
Term

homospory

Definition
the existence of a bisexual gametophyte
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archeplastida
Definition
which supergroup do vascular land plants belong to?
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false
Definition

true or false

cordyceps fungi only parasitize ants

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