Term
| Where is the organism Giardia lamblia found? |
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Definition
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Term
| What characteristics do organisms have that place them in the supergroup Excavata? |
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Definition
| excavated groove on one side of cell body and a simple cytoskeleton |
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Term
| What are the symptoms that Giardia lamblia causes? |
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Definition
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Term
| What characteristics are specific to the clade, Diplimonads? |
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Definition
| Two haploid nuclei and mitchondria called mitosomes. |
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Term
| What characteristics are specific to the clade Parabasalids? |
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Definition
Undulating membrane (modified flagella)
and modified mitochondria called hydrogenosomes |
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Term
| What clade is Trichimonas vaginalis in? |
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Definition
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Term
| What does Trichomonas vaginalis cause? |
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Definition
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Term
| How is Trichomonas vaginalis transmitted? |
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Definition
| through sexual intercourse |
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Term
| What characteristics do organisms from the clade Euglenozoans have? |
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Definition
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Term
| What characteristics are specific to the group Euglenids? |
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Definition
| They have an anterior chamber |
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Term
| Where is the organism, Euglena found? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where is the flagella located on the organism, Euglena? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the two groups of Euglenozoans? |
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Definition
| Euglenids and Kinetoplastids |
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Term
| What characteristics are specific to the group kinetoplastids? |
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Definition
| single large mitochondrian and kinetoplast |
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Term
| What group, clade and supergroup does Euglena belong to? |
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Definition
| Group: Euglenids Clade: Euglenozoans Supergroup: Excavata |
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Term
| What group does the organism Trypanosoma belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| What does Trypanosoma cause? |
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Definition
| African sleeping sickness and Chagas disease |
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Term
| How is Trypanosoma transmitted? |
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Definition
for African Sleeping Sickness: TseTse fly
for Chagas disease: kissing bug |
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Term
| What characteristics are responsible for placing an organism in the supergroup Chromalveolata? |
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Definition
| DNA Sequences and secondary endosymbiosis |
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Term
| What clades are in the Supergroup Chromalveolata? |
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Definition
| alveolates and stramenopila |
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Term
| What characteristics do all Alveolates have? |
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Definition
| membrane bound cavities under their membrane |
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Term
| What groups are in the clade, Alveolates? |
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Definition
| Dinoflagellates, Ampicomplexans, and ciliates |
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Term
| What characteristics are specific to the group Dinoflagellates? |
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Definition
Photosynthetic (by pigment xanthophyll)
Two flagella (apical and central) |
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Term
| What group is the orgranism, Peridinium belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| What does Peridinium cause? |
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Definition
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Term
| What does the organism, Peridinium release? |
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Definition
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Term
| What characteristics are specific to Ampicomplexans? |
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Definition
| All parasites with an apical structure for entering the host. |
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Term
| What group does the organism Plasmodium belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| What does the organism, Plasmodium cause? |
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Definition
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Term
| How is the organism, Plasmodium transmitted? |
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Definition
| Through the bite of a mosquito |
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Term
| What parts of a human does the organism Plasmodium attack? |
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Definition
enters and attacks liver
Divides and enters red blood cells by apical complex which then release gametocytes into blood. |
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Term
| What characteristics are specific to Ciliates? |
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Definition
| contain cilia which are used for movement and/or feeding and Two types of nuclei (micro and macro) |
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Term
| What group does the organism Paramecium belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| What group does the organism Vorticella belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| What group does the organism Spirostomum belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| How do Ciliates reproduce? |
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Definition
| Asexual with Transverse Binary Fission or with genetic recombination with conjugation. |
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Term
| In conjugation, of ciliate reproduction, which nuclei are exchanged? |
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Definition
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Term
| What groups are in the Clade: Stramenopila? |
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Definition
| Chrysophyta, Phacophyta, Oomycota, Bacillariophyta |
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Term
| What characteristics do all stramenopila have? |
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Definition
| Straw hair-like projections located on flagellum. |
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Term
| What characteristics are specific to Bacillariophyta |
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Definition
| overlapping silica tests which is a glass-like shell. |
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Term
| How are the organisms, Diatoms used? |
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Definition
| In filters and toothpaste |
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Term
| What characteristics are specific to Chrysophyta? |
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Definition
| Biflagellated and pigments (carotene and xanthophyll) |
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Term
| What group do Diatoms belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| What group does the organism Vaucheria belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| What characteristics are specific to the group Phaeophyta? |
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Definition
Cell wall: cellulose and algin
pigments: carotene and xanthophyll |
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Term
| What group does the organism Fucus belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| What group does the organism Laminaria belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| What group does the organism Sargassum belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| What characteristics are specific to the group Oomycota? |
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Definition
| Hyphae made of cellulose and lost plastids |
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Term
| What group does the organism Saprolegnia belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| What two major problems did the organism Saprolegnia cause? |
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Definition
| The Irish potato famine and the French wine crisis |
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Term
| What characteristics does Saprolegnia have in common with protista? |
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Definition
Produce flagellated reproductive cells
cell walls made of cellulose and it is amoeba or algae-like |
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Term
| What characteristics does Saprolegnia have in common with fungi? |
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Definition
| Hyphae, it is non-photosynthetic and produce sporangia |
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Term
| What is the common name for Saprolegnia? |
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Definition
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Term
| Brown algae plant belongs to what generation (Is it haploid or diploid)? |
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Definition
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Term
| What characteristics are responsible for placing organisms in the Supergroup: Rhizaria |
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Definition
| DNA Sequences and thread-like psuedopodia |
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Term
| What characteristics are specific to Radiolarans? |
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Definition
| Fused shells (test) usually made up of silica |
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Term
| Where do the organisms, Radiolarian strew live? |
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Definition
| Mostly marine and usually planktonic. |
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Term
| What are the tests on Radiolarian strew made of? |
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Definition
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Term
| What three groups are in the Supergroup Rhizaria? |
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Definition
| Chlorarachniophytes, Radiolarians, and Foraminiforens |
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Term
| What characteristics are specific to Foraminiforens? |
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Definition
| Porous shells (tests) made of calcium carbonate |
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Term
| Where do Foraminiforens live? |
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Definition
Marine and freshwater
either in sand or attached to rocks and algae. They can also be floating as algae |
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Term
| What are the tests of Foraminiforens made of? |
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Definition
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Term
| What groups are in the Supergroup Archaeplastida? |
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Definition
| Rhodophyta and Chlorophyta |
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Term
| What characteristics are responsible for placing organisms in the supergroup Archaeplastida? |
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Definition
| Endosymbiosis of cyanobacteria |
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Term
| What characteristics do all Rhodophyta have? |
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Definition
| Red pigment called phycoerythrin and they lack a flagella |
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Term
| What group does the organism Carollina belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the common name for Rhodophyta? |
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Definition
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Term
| What group does the organism Chondrus belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where do Rhodophyta live? |
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Definition
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Term
| How do Rhodophyta disperse their gametes? |
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Definition
| water currents since they lack a flagella |
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Term
| What characteristics do all Chlorophyta have? |
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Definition
| pigments: Chlorophyll A, Chlorophyll B, carotenoids, and cell wall of cellulose |
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Term
| What cellular forms are seen in the group Chlorophyta |
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Definition
| They are unicellular, colonial and multicellular |
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Term
| What group does the organism Chara belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| What group does the organism Acetabularia belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| What group does the organism Ulva belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| What group does the organism Cladophora belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| What group does the organism, Desmids belong? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| They are found floating in fresh water |
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Term
| What group is the organism Volvox in? |
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Definition
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Term
| What type of cellular form do they exhibit? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are some characteristics of the organism Volvox? |
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Definition
| It is a colonial species that consists of hundreds to thousands of vegetative cells, arranged in a single spherical layer, held together by a gelatinous secretion and joined by protoplasmic strands |
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Term
| What group does the organism Protococcus belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| What type of cellular form does the organism Protococcus exhibit? |
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Definition
| unicellular or found in small colonies |
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Term
| Where is the organism, Protococcus found? |
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Definition
| The north side of tree trunks |
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Term
| What group does the organism Spirogyra belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| What part of the life cycle of the Spirogyra is diploid? |
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Definition
| Zygospore is diploid, the rest is haploid: filaments and gametes |
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Term
| Why are gametes in Spirogyra referred to as isogametes? |
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Definition
| They are identical in size and appearance even though they are from different gametes. |
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Term
| What group does the organism Ulothrix belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| What structure in the Ulothrix demonstrates specialization? |
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Definition
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Term
| Are the filaments in the Ulothrix haploid or diploid? |
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Definition
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Term
| What Clades are in the Supergroup Unikonta? |
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Definition
| Amoebazoans and Opisthokonts |
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Term
| What groups are in the Clade Amoebazoans? |
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Definition
| Gymnamoebas, Entamoebas, Plasmodial slime molds and Cellular slime molds. |
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Term
| What characteristics are responsible for placing organisms in the Supergroup: Unikonta? |
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Definition
| Myosin protein and multiple genes |
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Term
| What characteristics do all amoebazoans have in common? |
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Definition
| Broad lobe-shaped psuedopodia |
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Term
| What characteristics are specific to Gymnamoebas? |
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Definition
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Term
| What group does the organism Amoeba belong? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| found in soil, fresh water marine environments |
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Term
| How are parasitic Gymnamoebas passed? |
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Definition
| Spread through contamination of food and water, they can cause disease |
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Term
| What characteristics are specific to Entamoebas? |
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Definition
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Term
| What group is the organism Entamoeba histolytica belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the symptoms caused by the species, Entamoeba histolytica |
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Definition
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Term
| How is Entamoeba histolytica passed to humans? |
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Definition
| contaminated food or water |
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Term
| How many deaths does the organism Entameoba histolytica cause? |
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Definition
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Term
| How many different species of Entamoebas are found in humans? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which species of Entamoebas is pathogenic in humans? |
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Definition
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Term
| What characteristics are specific to Plasmodial Slime mold? |
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Definition
| Hyphae (coenocytic - multinucleated) |
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Term
| What group does the organism Physareum belong? |
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Definition
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Term
| Are the hyphae of the Plasmodial Slime Mold coencytic or septate? |
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Definition
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Term
| Why do the organisms, Plasmodial Slime Mold group together? |
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Definition
| For feeding and sexual production |
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Term
| What characteristics are specific to Cellular Slime Molds |
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Definition
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Term
| Are the hyphae in the organism Dictyostelium coencytic or septate |
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Definition
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Term
| Why do the organisms, Dictyostelium group together? |
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Definition
| Environmental stress and sexual reproduction. |
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Term
| What characteristics do all opisthokonts have |
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Definition
| Posterior location of flagella |
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Term
| What characteristics are specific to Nucleariids? |
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Definition
| Amoebas that feed on bacteria and algae. |
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Term
| What characteristics are specific to Choanoflagellates? |
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Definition
| collar that surrounds flagellates. |
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