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Protists were Earth's first _________-
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bacteria
eukaryotes
archae
animals
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Protists display 2 additional common characteristics which are what?
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most abundant in moist habitats, most are macroscopic
most abundant in moist habitats, most are microscopic
most abundant in dry habitats, most are macroscopic
most abundant in dry habitats, most are microscopic
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Protists were Earth's first _________-
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Protists display 2 additional common characteristics which are what?
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Based on ecological roles, there are three major types of protists, which are what?
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Protists can be informally labeled according to their what?
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are generally photoautotrophic; photosynthetic algae produce organic compounds and O2
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______________ are heterotrophic; they feed by absorbing small organic molecules or by ingesting prey
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have bodies, nutrition, or reproduction mechanisms similar to fungi
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What are the major types of protist movements?
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True or false. Modern phylogenetic analyses based on DNA sequences and cellular features reveal that protists do not form a monophyletic group
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The protist phyla can be classified within _____ eukaryotic supergroups that each display distinctive features
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Which is not a Eukaryotic supergroup? Look VERY CLOSELY
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Which is not a supergroup?
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a feeding groove characterizes many protists classified in the _____-
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________- includes euglenoid flagellates
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_________ and related algae share similar genetic features
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True or false. Genetic analyses indicate that the supergroup that includes land plants also encompasses several protist phyla.
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_________ named for saclike, membranous vesicles
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what are the phyla within alveolata
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Which phyla includes the protist genus that causes malaria, Plasmodium?
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primary plastids originated via ___________
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___________________ involved the acquisition of a cyanobacterial endosymbiont by a host cell without a plastid
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____________ involves the host cell acquiring a eukaryotic endosymbiont that contains one or more primary plastids (i.e. a red or green alga)
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____________ involves a host cell acquiring a eukaryotic endosymbiont that possesses secondary plastids
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encompasses a wide range of algae, protozoa, and fungus-like protists. What supergroup?
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Usually produce flagellate reproductive cells; Named for distinctive straw-like hairs on flagella. What supergroup?
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includes several groups of flagellates and amoebae that have thin, hair-like extensions of the cytoplasm called filose pseudopodia. what supergroup?
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includes many types of amoebae that move by extension of pseudopodia. what supergroup?
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includes the animal and fungal kingdoms and related protists; Group is named for the presence of a single posterior flagellum on swimming cells. What supergroup?
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_____________________ are believed to represent the closest living relatives of animals
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the early-diverging fungi have what?
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the cell wall of most fungi is made of what?
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the fungal body composed of many hyphae is called what?
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are individual microscopic, branched filaments composed of fungal cells. what is this?
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what is an example of a fruiting body?
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________________ typically emerge from the substrate and are more conspicuous parts of fungal bodies
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How do mycelia grow?
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True or false. Fungal hyphae grow rapidly through a substrate from areas where food has become depleted to food-rich areas.
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True or false. Fungi can reproduce asexually and sexually.
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many fungi produce asexual spores called what?
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a single fungus can produce as many as ___________ conidia per hour over a period of 2 days
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many fungi (and many protists) are haploid-dominant species, meaning most of their life cycle is spent in the haploid state. true or false.
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_____________ prevent the buildup of organic debris in ecosystems
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trap tiny soil animals (ex: nematodes and insects) and absorb nutrients from their bodies
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______________ and _____________ are common human skin diseased caused by fungi; other fungal pathogens affect the lungs
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close associations of two or more species, and mutualism is a symbiotic interaction in which all partners in the association benefit
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Fungi form several types of mutualisms with animals, plants, algae, and bacteria. true or false
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Associations between the hyphae of certain fungi and the roots of most seed plants are known as
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fungi interact with bacteria and algae to form what?
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____________________ are photosynthetic bacteria that produce oxygen and play other important ecological roles.
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true or false. Proteobacteria do not produce oxygen but play other ecologically important roles
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A single flagellum occurs on swimming cells of ____________-
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Membrane sacs lie at the cell periphery of _________
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includes many types of Amoebae with pseudopodia
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"filose pseudopodia"
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Named for distinctive straw-like hairs on flagella
