Dinoflagellates Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Eukaryotic Microbes - Extremely diverse; Different life cycles & reproduction modes; Many morphologically specialized structures; Specialized nutritional needs Eukaryotic groups - protozoa, helminths, fungi, algae, and lichens Protozoa - Wide variety of unicellular, nonphotosynthetic, motile eukaryotic microbes, Not a formal taxa group Protozoa Life Stages - Trophozoites - feeding & growth stages; Cysts - encapsulated stage to protect against harsh environments Protozoa Reproduction - ITS...

When gas pipe is leaking, what methods would be used by the technician to identify the exact point of leakage? Answer Using soap bubble solution What is the graphic tool used by meteorologists to give a succinct view of how wind speed and direction are typically distributed at a particular location Answer Wind Rose What is the lowest portion of Earth's atmosphere called: Answer troposphere (a height of about 3.7-6.2 miles (6-10 km) What three viruses cause the largest number of known ...

When gas pipe is leaking, what methods would be used by the technician to identify the exact point of leakage? correct answer: Using soap bubble solution What is the graphic tool used by meteorologists to give a succinct view of how wind speed and direction are typically distributed at a particular location correct answer: Wind Rose What is the lowest portion of Earth's atmosphere called: correct answer: troposphere (a height of about 3.7-6.2 miles (6-10 km) What three viruses cause...

Know the key characteristics of the Domain Eukaryota correct answer: -Have cells that are larger than bacteria and archaea -Have a nucleus -Have organelles -Asexual and sexual production Be familiar with the evidence for the endosymbiosis theory and the origin of mitochondria correct answer: Origin of mitochondria: bacteria (that ended up turning into mitochondria) took up residence inside an archaea cell Evidence: Size & structure of bacteria resembles mitochondria, mitochondria have...

Lisenbee BIO 182 practical 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass Are mircospores and megaspores male or female? micro- males mega- females describe amoeba move and feed by pseudopodia heterotrophic some may be parasitic describe brown algae macroscopic extract in toothpaste, ice cream describe diatoms abrasives found in swimming pools and toothpaste microscopic pennate or cenntrate describe dinoflagellates... red -> cause red tides *know what it looks like secretes t...

Toxoplasma gondii belongs to which group of eukaryotic organisms? - Protozoans A scolex is a structure found in - Helminths Tuberculosis is not usually transmitted by - Fomites The most virulent pathogen of the human flu virus is type - A SARS is a respiratory illness caused by - Coronavirus Which of the following geographic areas contains reservoirs for Coccidioides immitis? - Arizona Fungi that help the roots of plants to absorb minerals and water from the soil are - Mycorrhizae A dimor...

1) What are the characteristics of Protists? -Eukaryotic -Some are Unicellular and others are multicellular -Nonmotile and motile species -Aquatic and terrestrial species -Autotrophic (photosynthetic) and heterotrophic 2) Paramecium protist -earlier protist to be described -Unicellular -Not usual to find in palm water -Non-photosynthetic -Aquatic -motile -faster than amoeba 3) Amoeba -Unicellular -Heterotrophic -motile -aquatic -used too be considered animals since they moved but NOT ANIMALS ...

Plankton are: a. marine organisms that drift or swim weakly. b. microscopic marine plants. c. marine organisms that swim. d. composed ONLY of microscopic marine organisms. correct answers a. marine organisms that drift or swim weakly. Phytoplankton are: a. residents primarily of the disphotic zone. b. less important to the productivity of the ocean than seaweeds. c. heterotrophs. d. the base of the marine food web. correct answers d. the base of the marine food web. The Pac...

Blade - The leaf-like structure of Brown Algae. Holdfast - The root-like structure of Brown Algae. Stipe - The stem-like structure of Brown Algae. Alginate - A material that makes up the cell wall of Brown Algae. Alternation of Generation - Alternation between sexual and asexual phase in the life cycle of an organism. Photoautotroph/Photosynthetic - An organism that produces its own food via a light source. Heterotrophic - Organisms that get food by consumption, not light. Mixotrophic - ...

Euphotic zone - Answer-first 200 meters -where photosynthesis can take place -suns radiation can be absorbed Seed Plants - Answer--true plants -not very abundant -grasses, eelgrass and surfgrass -mangroves -like warm, muddy waters -have a root system Protists - Answer-a) large algae(seaweed) -brown algae(kelp), green (sponge weed), red (rhodophyta) b) phytoplankton(small algae) -most producers -diatoms -coccolithophores -dinoflagellates Eukaryotes - Answer-seed plants and protist...