protist lineages

entamoeba histolytica

anaerobic parasite; causes amoebic dysentery, forms cysts/changes in life cycle

tropical, unsanitary conditions, concern for travelers & immigrants

naegleria fowleri is part of which lineage

lineage amoebozoa

naegleria fowleri characteristics

aka brain-eating bacteria, warm freshwater; near industrial plants and unchlorinated swimming water

plasmodial slime molds reproduce via

sporangia

dormant stage of plasmodium slime mold is called

sclerotium

lineage ophistokonta aka 

rear flagellum

opisthokonta resembles

ancestors to sponges

lineage excavata has

feeding groove, flagella for locomotion

parabasalids are lineage

excavata

the parabasalid in termite guts is called

trichonymphas

trichonoma vaginlis characteristics

cluster of flagella, rod of microtubules

kinetoplastids are

euglenozoans

trypanosomes are an example of

kinetoplastids with extranuclear (RNA-editing) DNA; cause human disease

leishmaniasis aka ____ is an example of a

sandfly, trypanosome

why is leishmaniasis difficult to control

organism repeatedly changes its protective coat

primary photopigment in lineage archaeplastida

chlorophyll a

comercial/biological important of rhodophyta

agar and carrageenan: food stabilizers

phycoerythrin absorbs

blue and green wavelengths

rhodophyta key characteristics

lack flagellum, asexual reproduction via fragmentation, sexual reproduction via alternation of generation life cycle 

what are the ancestors of land plants

chlorophyta

why are ___ considered ancestors of land plants?

cellulose in cell walls, store energy as starch

apicomplexans are in lineage ___ and are

chromalveolata; spore-forming parasites

plasmodium is an

apicomplexan with complex life cycle that causes malaria

toxoplasma gandii causes

infections in humans with immunosupression

phaeophyta have ___ which is used for

algin; toothpaste, ice cream, lotion

oomycetes are __ and reproduce with

water molds; spores