Protists Flashcards
1) What do Algae have so they can perform
photosynthesis?
2) Algae can be unicellular or multicellular, and
sometimes live in colonies. (True/False)
3) Ancient green algae most likely gave rise to
what?
4) What are unicellular, photosynthetic algae with a
cell wall containing silica?
5) How do Diatoms eat?
6) What is the largest type of algae?
7) Is Brown algae multicellular or unicellular?
8) Where is Brown Algae found?
9) What is the most common species of seaweed?
10) What makes the Diatoms unique?
11) Are diatoms multicellular or unicellular algae?
12) What common house items are diatoms used for?
13) Which of the following are algae that leave
behind fossilized remains which we use as a filter
and as a grinding and polishing agent?
14) What algae causes red tides that end up killing
massive amounts of fish?
15) Is blue-green algae actually algae?
16) Why is blue-green algae dangerous to humans?
17) What causes Algal blooms in the ocean?
18) What happens to the water once there is an Algal
bloom?
19) What is a Dead zone in the ocean?
20) What causes the Dead zone?
21) Giardia Lambia is an organism that causes what
disease?
22) What disease is common worldwide, including
Southern California?
23) Giardia is caused from drinking…
24) With Giardia, only after a few hours, one
develops
25) While on a camping trip in Southern California,
you drink untreated mountain water. After a few
days you develop persistent, chronic diarrhea.
Microscopic examination of a fecal sample from
you is most likely to reveal what organism?
26) Entamoeba histolytica is an organism that causes
what disease?
27) Plasmodium is an organism that causes what
disease?
Chloroplasts
True
First plants
Diatoms
Photosynthesis
Brown algae
Multicellular
Cool bodies of salt water
Brown algae
Cell walls are made of silica
Unicellular
House plant soil, grinding and polishing agent
Diatoms
Dinoflagellates
No, it is a type of bacteria that can photosynthesize
Produce toxins that cause liver cancer
Excess of nutrients that blue-green algae feed on
(phosphorus, nitrogen)
The blue-green algae multiply and use all the
dissolved oxygen, and the fish die. They might also
secrete toxins.
Low-oxygen areas where fish cannot live
Algal Blooms
Giardiasis
Giardia
Untreated outdoor water
Chronic diarrhea
Giardia
Ameobiasis
Malaria
Protists Flashcards
28) What organism causes African Sleeping
Sickness?
29) Leishmania is an organism that causes what
disease?
30) Pseudopods are cellular structures which are
characteristic of?
31) Are male or female anopheles mosquitoes the
vector for malaria?
32) What do the female mosquitoes have that
penetrates the human skin?
33) In order to nourish their eggs, what do the female
mosquitoes need?
34) Can you get malaria through blood transfusions?
35) The disease Toxoplasmosis causes mental
retardation and death in the fetus of a pregnant
woman when she…
36) What are the two forms of Typanosoma?
37) Leishmania is a disease called?
38) What are the three forms of Leishmaniasis?
39) Which form of Leishmaniasis is most serious?
40) Visceral is also known as?
41) Visceral occurs in people who are…
Typanosoma
Leishmaniasis
Amoebas
Female
A needle sharp proboscis
Blood
No
Cleans the litter box of a cat
1. African Typanosomiasis
2. American Typanosomiasis
Leishmaniasis
1. Cutaneous
2. Mucocutaneous
3. Visceral
Visceral
Kala Azar
Immunocompromised people, especially HIV patients