Biology Chap. 21

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in what phylum is ulva: chlorophtya
What is sporangia?: reproductive cells that produce haploid zoospores by meiosis
what is the function of the macronucleus: contains fragments of chromosomes for routine cellular functions
What phylum is red tide in?: pyrrophyta
explain the process of phagocytosis: phagocytosis is just a type of endocytosis where the particle being engulfed is a peice of another cell or living organism
What does the contractile vacuole do?: it empties water out of a cell
in wahat phylum is the protist that is used in making choc milk found: rhizopoda
What is volvox known for?: lots of cells together- colonial (chlorophyl)
wha does a paramecium eat: small food particles taken by cilia in oral groove
What is leishmaniasis?: A diseasse in which the infected person gets skin sores from sand flies.
in what phylum is volvox: sporozoan
What phylum are the largest algae in the world (kelp) in?: phaeophyta
what phylum of protists is found in tooth paste: chrysophyta
Describe the pellicle,: flexible, proective
what is the function of the micronucleus: contains cells chromosomes
What phylum of organisms move by cilia?: ciliophora
means fire algae: pyrophyta
What is the function of the nucleus?: holds DNA, is the brain
what is a feder canal: entrance to cell
What is red algae used for?: cosmetics, gelatin tablets, cheese, agar, shakes, chocoalate milk, frosting
in what phylum is the protist used that helps make cosmetics: rhizopoda
What is a haploid?: having only one set of chromosomes
in what phylum isgolden brown algae: chrisophyta
What phylum are brown algae in?: phaeophyta
how is waste expelled: exocytosis
What is the function of an eyespot?: to detect sunlight
what is the funnel shaped depression in the ventral surface: oral groove
Can protozoans move on their own, or are they parasitic?: they can move on their own
what phylum is red algae in: rhizopoda
What is found in the ectoplasm?: nothing
what phylum of protists is found in detergents: chrysophyta
In general, what color are organisms in the phylum chlorophyta?: green
where does the oral groove lead: food zacuole
What are the characteristics of the plasma membrane?: very flexible, no cell wall
how does paramecium move: they pulse their cilia and spin through the water
How do algae respond to sunlight?: positive phototropism (moves towards light)
what phylum is kelp an example of: phaeophyta
What does the lysosome in an amoeba contain?: digestive enzymes
in what phylum is the protist that auses red tide: pyrophyta
What phylum are phosphorescent algae in?: pyrrophyta (dinoflagellate)
in what pylum is green algae: chlopophyta
What is chagas' disease?: a disease caused by a bite from an infective bug (severe heart damage)
in what phylum is bioluminescene: pyrophyta
What phylum are dinoflagellates?: pyrrophyta
in what pylum is euglena: euglenophyta
What is a diploid?: a cell containing two homologues of each chromosome
in what phylum is chlamydomonas: chlorophyta
What phylum are pseudopods in?: sarcodina/rhizopoda
in what phylum is spirogyra: chlorophyta
What is merozoite?: the 2nd stage of plasmodium (protist divides and produces millions of cells)
What phylum is algae in?: Euglenophyta
What is amoebic dysentery?: when amoebas feed on intestinal lining
Are protozoans animal like/plant like?: animal like
What is responsible for the formation of pseudopodia?: cytoplasm
What sub-kingdom act like plants, vary in color, are named by color, live in water/ a damp place, includes phytoplankton: Algae
Where are carbohydrates stored?: food reserves
How do algae reproduce?: asexually
What are photosynthetic, unicellular protists woth unique double shells made of silica: diatoms
Do algae move like a plant/ an animal?: an animal
What is gametocyte?: the 3rd stage of plasmodium (infects humans)
What phylum is golden algae in?: chrysophyta
What do chloroplasts do?: capture sunlight to make sugar
What do algae move with?: flagellum
What is a gamete?: A haploid cell that participates in fertilization by fusing with another haploid cell
Are algae unicellular/multicellular?: mostly unicellular
What is sleeping sickness?: a disease from a bite from infected insects (fever, weakness)
What are dinoflagellates surrounded with?: plates
How does the euglena produce organic materials?: chloroplasts
What kindom includes organisms that are unicellular/multicellular, move on their own/with help, form colonies, are animals/plants, are sometimes autotrophic: Protista
what is found in the endoplasm of an amoeba?: nucleus, contractile vacuole, food vacuole, digestion vacuole, etc.
what phylum of organisms have no means of movement (are parasitic): sporozoa (plasmodium-malaria)
What is conjugation?: the temporary union of two protists to exchange nuclear material
Do dinoflagellates have toxins?: yes, gonyaulax, gymnodidium
What are two main characteristics of euglena?: eyespots, pellicle
Are protozoans autotrophic/heterotrophic?: heterotrophic
What are zoospores?: haploid cells that result from mitosis of a single cell protist that developes flagella and ciliaand ultimately breaks out of the parent cell
What phylum is red algae in?: rhodophyta
How are wastes eliminated in an amoeba?: exocytosis
How do dinoflagellates move?: two flagella
How does euglena move?: flagellum
Where do trichonympha live?: in the digestive system of termites
Describe the food chain.: a pathway of energy in ecosystem
What is a sporozoite?: one of the 3 stages of plasmodium (mosquitos)
What phylum are diatoms in?: bacillariophyta
What is anemia?: a condition in which red blood cells' production slows down
What is a zygote?: a fertilized egg cell
What is giardiasis?: a disease caused by contaminated water (cramps, nausea, etc.)
What are producers?: organisms the make food from energy
What is toxoplasmosis?: a disease caused by uncooked meat (brain damage, blindness, death to a fetus

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