Protist Phyla

This set is to help study the 12 phyla of the protist kingdom, and also characteristics of some protists.

17 cards   |   Total Attempts: 183
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
Name the phylum
Phylum Diplomonadida- 2 nuclei, mult flagella (Giardia lamblia)
Question 2
Name the phylum
Phylum Parabasala trichimonads (Trichimonas vaginalis) - STD; large modified golgi, mult flagella
Question 3
Name the phylum
Phylum Euglenozoa subphylum euglenophyta- flagella, mixotrophic, metaboly
Name the phylum
Phylum Euglenozoa Subphylum kinetoplastida- kinetoplast houses DNA (Trypanosoma)- sleeping sickness
Name the phylum
Superphylum Alveolata, Phylum Dinoflagellata- rigid armor appearance; red tide; symbiotic with clams
Question 6
Name the phylum
Alveolata Phylum Apicomplexa-(Plasmodium):Apical complex for penetration of host, cause of malaria
Question 7
Name the phylum
Alveolata Phylum Ciliophora: macronucleus; paramecium
Question 8
Name the phylum
Stramenopila Phylum Oomycota; water molds; originally classified as fungi; white rust on leaves, white hair on fish
Question 9
Name the phylum
Phylum Bacillariophyta - diatoms; brown alive shell remains when dead; slimy feeling of rocks and plants from lipids
Question 10
Name the phylum
Phylum Phaeophyta Brown algae; kelp; have root like system called holdfast, blade (leaf) and stipe (stem) also a gas bladder
Question 11
Name the phylum
Phylum Foraminifera - Forams; contain porous shells and use pseudopodia to move; mostly known from fossil record
Question 12
Name the phylum
Phylum Actinopoda -Radiolarians; ray-like pseudopodia; some fossils (rad. ooze) can be over 100 meters thick
Question 13
Name the phylum
Phylum Rhodophyta red algae; usually red, branched and lacy body form, lack of structure
Question 14
Name the phylum
Chlorophyta Green algae; always green use chlorophyll; close relative to plants; sea lettuce, volvox, spirogyra
Name the phylum
Chlorophyta Green algae; always green use chlorophyll; close relative to plants; sea lettuce, volvox, spirogyra