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Protoctists & Monera flashcards
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- 1Main characteristics of protoctists• Mostly unicellular
• Heterotrophic or autotrophic
• Live in water
• Eukaryotic - 2TWO TYPES OF PROTOCTISTS1. Protozoa
2. Algae - 3—PROTOZOA
- 4—ALGAE
- 5PROTOZOA CHARACTERISTICS-Single cell.
-Primary consumers.
-Some are parasites.
-Reproduce asexually.
-Different shapes - 6Depending on the movement, protozoa are classified in...• Flagellates
• Amoeboids
• Ciliates - 7Classification of protozoa• Flagellates
• Rhizopods
• Ciliates
• Sporozoa - 83 characteristics of flagellates• Single-celled with flagella.
• Live as unicellular or parasites.
• Absorb food across membrane. - 93 characteristics of rhizopods- No define shape.
- Locomotory organs are pseudopods.
- No permanent mouth or anus. - 102 characteristics of ciliates- Body covered by cilia.
- Fixed permanent shape. - 112 characteristics of sporozoa- Reproduction by spore formation.
- Parasites of animals. - 12—FLAGELLATE
- 13—RHIZOPOD
- 14—CILIATE
- 15—SPOROZOA
- 16Importance of protozoa- Food source for animals.
- Oxygen molecules released.
- Symbiotic relationships with higher organism.
- Biological indicators.
- Cause diseases. - 17Two diseases caused by protozoas- Malaria
- African sleeping sickness. - 18Characteristics of algae- Eukaryotic cells.
- Perform photosynthesis.
- Autotrophic nutrition.
- Producers
- Don’t have specialized organs or tissues. - 193 types of algae cellular organization- Unicellular
- Colonial
- Multicellular - 20—UNICELLULAR
- 21—COLONIAL
- 22—MULTICELLULAR
- 23According to their photosynthetic pigment, algae are divided into…- Red algae
- Brown algae
- Green algae - 24Importance of algae- Producers of organic matter.
- Produce over 50% of oxygen.
- Important in pharmaceutical and food industry.
- Used to identify environmental problems. - 253 main characteristics of bacteria- Cell organization: unicellular and prokaryotic.
- Microscopic
- Live in every environment - 26Types of bacteria- Coccus
- Bacillus
- Spirillum - 27—COCCUS
- 28—BACILLUS
- 29—SPIRILLUM
- 30Depending on the way bacteria obtain the organic matter can be classified intro 3 types, which are...- Symbionts
- Parasites
- Saprophytes - 31Bacteria reproduction1. Spore coat
2. Binary fission - 32Beneficial uses of bacteria- Provide oxygen
- Help make antibiotics
- Food production - 33Harmful effects of bacteria- Cause diseases