Groupings of Protozoans & Malaria
_______ ______ causes amoebic dysentery and is transmitted by cysts in feces.
Entamoeba histolytica
True or false: euglenozoa only include non-photosynthetic species.
False
True or false: molds are unicellular and yeasts are multicellular
False
Which phylum gets nutrients from dead organic matter?
Zygomycota
Algae are _______, meaning they use sunlight for energy and CO2 as a carbon source.
Autotrophic
Which type of protozoan group has a concentration of organelles, vacuoles, and microtubules at one end of the organism?
Apicomplexa
What 4 things do euglenozoa species contain?
2 flagella, a pellice, a stigma, and chloroplasts
Which type of hyphae is nonsegmented?
Coenocytic
Which phylum produces asexual sporangiospores?
Zygomycota
Which type of algae is harvested for agar?
Red algae
In the asexual phase of malaria, sporozoites undergo schizogony in the _____.
Liver
Which infection is transmitted by the bite of "kissing bugs"?
T. cruzi
Plasmogamy
False; ascomycota contains molds such as athlete's foot, jock itch, and ringworm.
Which portion of the lichen structure is the inner, loosely packed fungal layer?
Medulla
During sexual reproduction of malaria, gametocytes fuse to form what?
Zygotes
Heartworms are a part of the _______ group of parasitic helminths.
Nematoda
True or false: perfect fungi reproduce sexually and asexually.
True
Which phylum is known for club fungi?
Basidiomycota
Which form of lichen is tightly attached to the substrate?
Crustose
Which Apicomplexa infection is transmitted by cats and effects pregnant women?
Toxoplasma gondii
True or false: flukes are non-segmented flatworms with oral suckers.
True
During asexual reproduction, cells only receive ____ cell genes.
Donor
Penicillium notatum is an example of which phylum?
Ascomycota
Which type of algae produces diatomaceous earth from fossilized remains?
Diatoms