Protozoa
Some protozoans form reproductive cells with thick protective walls.
What are spores?
Many chromists make their own food through this process.
What is photosynthesis?
This phylum includes bread molds and forms zygosporangium through hyphae fusion.
What is Zygomycota?
BOTH autotrophs and heterotrophs can be found in these kingdoms.
What are kingdoms Chromista and Protozoa?
Protozoans exchange genetic material through a plasma bridge during this process.
What is conjugation?
These eukaryotic microorganisms are collectively known as this group.
What are protists?
Drifting photosynthetic organisms that are an important part of the aquatic webs, like algae and diatoms are known by this term.
What is phytoplankton?
The result of sufficient oxygen, nutrients, sunlight and warm water.
What is an algal bloom?
Decomposers can be found in these kingdoms.
What are kingdoms Fungi & Protozoa?
This is the most visible and recognizable part of a fungus and functions as its reproductive structure.
What is a fruiting body?
Contractile vacuoles in protozoans primarily help regulate the amount of this substance inside the cell.
What is water?
These hard outer coverings are characteristic of foraminiferans but are not found in algae or seaweed.
What are tests (shells)?
This phylum includes mushrooms, toadstools, and shelf fungi
What is Basidiomycota?
Unicellular and multicellular-colonial organisms can be found in these kingdoms.
What are kingdoms Chromista, Fungi & Protozoa?
In yeast reproduction, this process occurs when part of the cell pinches off to form a new cell.
What is budding?
Protozoans respond to their environment using these specific internal features rather than organs or systems.
What are specialized structures?
Water molds are classified as chromists rather than fungi because of this key difference in their cell wall structure.
What is cellulose, not chitin?
This phylum is known as sac fungi and includes Penicillium (used to make antibiotics).
What is Ascomycota?
This describes how protist classification has developed over time as scientists have gained new information.
What is changed significantly?
This is the only known method of reproduction in imperfect fungi.
What is asexual reproduction?
Protozoans move in three main ways: using these hair-like structures, whip-like tails, and temporary extensions of their cell body.
What are cilia, flagella, and pseudopods?
In a lichen, fungi provide support and protection while algae perform photosynthesis and supply sugars for both organisms in this type of symbiotic relationship.
What is mutualism?
These are common fungal infections in humans that affect the skin and thrive in warm, moist environments.
What is ringworm and athlete’s foot?
This is the material that makes up fungal cell walls, unlike the cellulose found in plant cell walls.
What is chitin?
In some chromists, haploid parent cells form gametes that fuse to produce a diploid zygote, which later undergoes meiosis to produce zoospores.
What is sexual reproduction of chromists?