Protists
Name three groups of protists
plant like, animal like and fungi like
What type of fungus is a mushroom?
club fungus
what type of bacteria is an autotroph?
cyanobacteria
Name a harmful protist (parasitic or pathogenic)
Plasmodium (causes Malaria), Giardia (causes GI problems), or Trypanosome (African sleeping illness), Brain eating amoeba!
How do yeast reproduce?
Budding
What type of fungus is bread mold?
thread like fungus
Bacterial reproduce asexually in this process.
binary fission
What are the three types of Fungi
thread like, club, sac like
How can diatoms be used?
Their glassy skeleton can be used as filtration and abrasive agent
Name the structures that help single cell protists move
flagellum (euglena), cilia (paramecium and stentor), pseudopods (ameoba)
E coli causes food poisoning, Staphylococcus causes skin infection, other bacteria can cause respiratory diseases etc.
What is Mycorrhizae and why are they important?
It is fungi mycelium intermingled with plant roots to boost nutrient and water absorption. Helps plants to grow better and fight diseases!
How can algae be used?
food source, thickening agent (agar/jello, ice cream, etc) and cosmetics; and fuel!
They make up a large portion of the phytoplankton and zooplankton in the ocean. These are the food base for marine animals! The phytoplankton makes up 50-80% of the atmospheric oxygen
Explain how bacteria can be helpful to us
they are used in making dairy products(cheese, yogurt, etc) and deli meats ( sausages and pepperoni, etc); they are used in the pharmaceutical industry to make medicine, they are used in farming to decompose organic materials
What is lichen and why are they important?
Lichens are fungi/algae combo. They live on rocks and break them down. They are pioneer species!
What type of protists are diatoms, green algae and dinoflagellates?
They are plant-like protists
Fungi cell walls are made of this special compound
chitin