Biology Lab - Protists

biology

How do paramecium move?

Beating cilia

Cilia along the ___ sweep food particles into the gullet.

Oral Groove

The macronucleus contains many copies of the organisms ___, while the micronucleus is only involved in ____.

Genome, Sexual reproduction

What do Contractile Vacuoles do?

Control the cell’s water balance by collecting and pumping excess water out of the cell

What is a “test”?

A shell

What protist from in class has a test?

Foraminifera

What do foraminiferans use for movement and feeding?

Pseudopods

Psuedopods extend from ___

Pores in the shells

Water molds were discovered to be protists due to these 2 characteristics

Cellulose cell walls and diploid

Reproductive structure that produces sperm

Antheridia

Sporophyte

multicellular diplioid

Trypanosome

What do Trypanosomes cause?

African Sleeping Sickness

Euglena

Amoeba

Gametophyte

multicellular haploid

Paramecium

A reproductive structure that produces female gametes

Oogonia

Volvox

Protozoans

heterotrophic protists

Name the protozoans

amoeba, paramecium, foraminifera, trypanosoma, plasmodium,

euglena(kinda not rly cuz its a mixotroph)

saprolegnia(more of a fungus)

Name the protist and if its auto or hetero

Foraminefera, hetero

saproglenia

name the protist and if auto or hetero

Diatoms, auto

Diatoms and foraminefera both have what?

A Silica Shell

Euglena are surrounded by a thin protective covering called ___

pellicle

How do trypanosoma move?

Flagella

How do foraminifera move?

Pseudopia extending from pores

What are foraminifera tests made of?

Calcium carbonate

How do paramecium move?

Cilia

Saproglenia

Saproglenia can be described as ____

Decomposers or parasites

Hypertonic is a solution with

more solute

How do amoeba move

pseudopodia

Heterotrophic protists are typically

unicellular

How do euglena move

ventral and dorsal flagella

Fern gametophyte

archegonium

flask-shaped structure that produces and contains female gametes in non-flowering plants like ferns, mosses, and some gymnosperms

antheridium

haploid structure or organ producing and containing male gametes

moss female gametophyte

moss male gametophyte