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Select terms from organismal biology at alma college with dr. oemke
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02/20/2008

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Diplomonadida

(Diplomonads)

Definition
Two equal sized nuclei; modified mitochondria

ex: Giardia (Bever Fever)
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Parabasala
(Parabasalids)
Definition

Undulating membrane; modified motochondria

 

Ex: Trichomonas

Term

Euglenozoa

(Euglenozoans)

Definition
Spiral or crystalline rod inside flagella
Term

Kinetoplastidia

(Kinetoplastids)

Definition

Kinetoplast (DNA in mitochondrion)

 

Ex: Trypanosoma

Term
Euglenophyta
(euglenids)
Definition
Paramylon as storage molecule

Ex: Euglena
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Alveolata
(Avleolates)
Definition
Alveoli beneath plasma membrane
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Dinoflagellata

(Dinoflagellates)

Definition

Armor of cellulose plates

 

Ex: Ceratium, Pfiesteria

Term

Apicomplexia

(apicocomplexans)

Definition
Apical complex of organelles

Ex: Plasmodium
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Ciliophora

(Ciliates)

Definition

Cillia used in movement and feeding; macro- and micronuclei

 

Ex: Paramecium, Stentor

Term

Stramenopila

(Stramenopiles)

Definition
Hairy and smooth flagella
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Oomycota

(oomycetes)

Definition

Hyphae that absorb untrients

 

Ex: water molds, white rusts, downy mildews

Term

Bacillariophyta

(Diatoms)

Definition
Glassy, two-part wall
Term

Chrysophyta

(golden algae)

Definition

Flagella attached near one end of cell

 

Ex: Dinobryon

Term

Phaeophyta

(brown algae)

Definition

All multicellular, some with alternation of generations

 

Ex: Laminaria, Macrocystis, Postelsia

Term

Cercozoa (cercozoans) and

Radiolaria (radiolarians)

Definition
Amoebas with threadlike pseudopodia
Term

Forminfera

(forams)

Definition

Porous shell

 

Ex: Globigerina

Term
Radiolaria
(radiolarians)
Definition
Pseudopodia radiating from central body
Term

Amoebozoa

(amoebozoans)

Definition
Amoebas with lobe shaped pseudopodia
Term

Gymnamoeba

(gymnamoebas)

Definition

Soil-dwelling, freshwater, or marine

 

Ex: Amoeba

Term

Entamoeba

(entamoebas)

Definition

Parasites

 

Ex: Entamoeba

Term

Myxogastridia

(plasmodial slime molds)

Definition

Multinucleate plasmodium; fruiting bodies that function in sexual reproduction

 

Ex: Physarum

Term

Dictyostelida

(cellular slime molds)

Definition

Multicellular aggregate that forms asexual fruiting bodies

 

Ex: Dictyostelium

Term

Rhodophyta

(red algae)

Definition

Phycoerythrin (accessory pigment); no flagellated stages

 

Ex: Bonnemaisonia, Delesseria, Palmaria

Term

Chlorophyta

(one group of green algae)

Definition

plant-type chloroplasts

 

Ex: Caulerpa, Chlamydomonas, Spirogyra, Ulva, Volvox

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