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Page 1: Cyanobacteria and Bacteria

Cyanobacteria

• Genus: Anabaena

  • Type: Photosynthetic Bacteria

  • Common Name: Anabaena

• Genus: Oscillatoria

  • Type: Photosynthetic Bacteria

  • Common Name: Oscillatoria

• Genus: Gleocapsa

  • Type: Photosynthetic Bacteria

  • Common Name: Gleocapsa

Bacteria (Pathogens)

• Genus: Clostridium

  • Species: C. botulinum

  • Disease: Causes botulism

Page 2: More Pathogenic Bacteria

Bacteria (Pathogens)

• Genus: Streptococcus

  • Species: S. pneumoniae

  • Disease: Causes pneumonia

• Genus: Borrelia

  • Species: B. burgdorferi

  • Disease: Causes Lyme disease

Page 3: Green Algae

Eukaryota

• Supergroup: Archaeplastida

• Phylum: Chlorophyta

Genus: Spirogyra

• Type: Green Algae

• Reproduction:

  • Sexual: Creates conjugation tubes

  • Asexual: Vegetative propagation

Genus: Volvox

• Type: Green Algae

• Structure: Multicellular

• Lifecycle: Each green sphere becomes a new Volvox organism

Page 4: Oedogonium

Eukaryota

• Supergroup: Archaeplastida

• Phylum: Chlorophyta

• Genus: Oedogonium

  • Type: Green Algae

  • Note: These are female organisms

Page 5: Red Algae

Eukaryota

• Supergroup: Archaeplastida

• Phylum: Rhodophyta

• Common Name: Irish moss

• Observation: Can be viewed under a stereoscope

Page 6: Brown Algae

Eukaryota

• Supergroup: Stramenopiles

  • Characteristic: Numerous hair-like projections on flagella

• Phylum: Phaeophyta

  • Common Name: Bladder wrack seaweed

  • Observations:

    • Female: Has large dark spots

    • Male: No large dark spots

Page 7: Diatoms and Dinoflagellates

Eukaryota

• Supergroup: Stramenopiles

  • Characteristic: Numerous hair-like projections on flagella

• Phylum: Chrysophyta

  • Description: Golden brown algae and diatoms

  • Note: Diatomaceous earth is created from dead diatoms

• Phylum: Alveolata

  • Description: Dinoflagellates

  • Feature: Multiple flagella and photosynthetic abilities

Page 8: Ciliates

Eukaryota

• Supergroup: Alveolata

  • Characteristic: Have air sacs under their cell membranes

• Phylum: Ciliophora

  • Genus: Paramecium

    • Movement: Uses cilia to move and eat

  • Genus: Stentor

    • Feeding: Uses cilia near mouth to sweep food inside

Page 9: Apicomplexa and Excavata

Eukaryota

• Supergroup: Alveolata

  • Phylum: Apicomplexa

  • Genus: Plasmodium

    • Disease: Causes malaria

    • Lifecycle: Split between human and mosquito hosts

  • Supergroup: Excavata

  • Phylum: Metamonada

  • Genus: Trichomonas

    • Disease: Causes trichomoniasis

    • Movement: Uses flagella

Page 10: Trypanosoma

Eukaryota

• Supergroup: Excavata

  • Phylum: Euglenozoa

  • Genus: Trypanosoma

    • Diseases: Causes sleeping sickness and leishmaniasis

    • Movement: Uses flagella

Page 11: More Apicomplexa and Amoebozoa

Eukaryota

• Supergroup: Alveolata

  • Phylum: Apicomplexa

  • Genus: Plasmodium vivax

    • Disease: Causes malaria

    • Lifecycle: Split between human and mosquito hosts

• Supergroup: Unikonta

  • Phylum: Amoebozoa

  • Genus: Amoeba proteus

    • Movement: Uses pseudopods

Page 12: Dictyostelium

Eukaryota

• Supergroup: Unikonta

  • Phylum: Amoebozoa

  • Genus: Dictyostelium discoideum

    • Behavior: Acts like a fungus and reproduces using spores

Page 13: Stemonitis and Foraminifera

Eukaryota

• Supergroup: Unikonta

  • Phylum: Amoebozoa

  • Genus: Stemonitis

    • Appearance: Looks like hair growing on the side of a tree

• Supergroup: Rhizaria

  • Phylum: Retaria

  • Genus: Foraminifera

    • Structure: External shell (test) made of organo-calcium carbonate with holes for pseudopodia

Page 14: Radiolaria

Eukaryota

• Supergroup: Rhizaria

  • Phylum: Retaria

  • Genus: Radiolaria

    • Structure: Test made of organo-calcium carbonate

    • Feature: Radial symmetry