Biology 11
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Kingdom Protista Crossword
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This phylum contains the yellow-green and golden-brown algae.
Paramecium exchange genetic information using a __________ bridge between the two organisms.
Phylum that Paramecium belongs to.
The “Theory of ____________” was proposed by Lynn Margulis and suggests that eukaryotes formed when a
large prokaryote engulfed a smaller prokaryote.
Another term used to refer to the animal-like protists.
Ameoba move and feed by using extensions of their cytoplasm known as ________. Means "false foot"
Some unicellular algae are referred to as this and are vital are the base for many aquatic ecosystems.
Agar is made from the red algae in this phylum.
Long, whiplike projections used for moving.
Short hairlike projections used for moving and feeding.
Members of this plantlike phylum are able to perform photosynthesis
Phylum that Amoeba belongs to.
_______ vacuoles are used to collect excess water from the cytoplasm and expel it from the cell.
The _______nucleus of a Paramecium is used for everyday cell functions.
Water molds are included in this phylum.
Funguslike phylum of acellular slime molds.
Dinoflagellates are part of this phylum, name means "fire algae".
Organisms that can emit their own light.
Secondary pigment that gives a golden-yellow colour. Found in diatoms and chrysophytes.
Members of this phylum are referred to as brown algae (e.g. kelp)
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Phylum of protozoans that reproduce with spores (e.g. Plasmodium)
A mobile mass of cytoplasm that contains many diploid nuclei but no seperate cells (hint: see acellular slime
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Elongated, cylindrical bodies that can discharge a spinelike structure (found in Paramecium).
Euglena belongs to this phylum.
Chemical emitted by cellular slime molds when individual amoeba-like cells are starving.
Protozoans that cause disease in insects.
Funguslike protists have cell walls which contain _________ instead of chitin like true fungi do.
Phylum of protozoans with flagella (e.g. Trypanosoma)
Euglena use this structure to detect light levels.
During harsh environmental conditions, amoeba can form one of these to help them survive until conditions
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Phylum of the diatoms.
Layer that encloses Paramecium and some other protists.
Members of this phylum are called the cellular slime molds.
The _______nucleus of a Paramecium is used for reproduction.
A hard, porous covering similar to a shell. Found in foraminiferans and radiolarians.