 | Term | Definition |
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Prokaryotes that differ due to the lack of peptidoglycans in cell walls and different phospholipids |
domain archaea |
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Prokaryotes that have peptidoglycan in cell walls, do not contain histone proteins |
domain bacteria |
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Accessory pigments found in cyanobacteria |
phycobilins |
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The name of spherical bacteria (pl) |
cocci |
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The name of rod-shaped bacteria |
bacilli |
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The name of sprial shaped bacteria |
spirilla |
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Used to detect a peptidoglycan cell wall |
Gram stain technique |
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coiled bacteria that move with a corkscrew motion |
spirochetes |
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Algae-like protists that have one to three flagella at their apical end, and have thin protein strips of pellicles wrappin gover their cell membranes. Auto and heterotrophic. Some respond to light. |
euglenoids |
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Thin protein strips that cover the cell membranes of euglenoids |
pellicles |
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Algae-like protists that have two flagella; one posterior, one transverse. Some are bioluminescent. Some produce nerve toxins. |
dinoflagellates |
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Algae-like protists that have extremely strong shells called tests made of silicon |
diatoms |
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Algae-like protists that are multicellular and have flagellated sperm cells. Some are giant seaweeds or kelps. |
brown algae |
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Algae-like protists that contain phycobilins, multicellular and do not have gametes with flagella |
red algae |
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Algae-like protists that contain chlorophyll a and b, have cellulose cell walls, and store carbohydrates as starch |
green algae |
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A trait where both male and female gametes are equal in size and motile |
isogamous |
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A trait where the sperm and cell differ in size |
anisogamous |
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A trait where the cell is very large, and fertilized by small sperm |
oogamous |
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Algae-like protists that are believed to be the ancestors of plants |
charophytes |
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Animal-like protists that are amoebas; move by pseudopodia |
rhizopoda |
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Animal-like protists with tests made of calcium carbonate |
foraminifera |
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Animal-like protists that are parasites characterized by an apical complex which have complex life cycles |
apicomplexans |
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Animal-like protists distinguished by cilia, notably paramecium |
ciliates |
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Fungus-like protist that have spores that germinate into amoebas which feed on bacteria. After depleting food supplies they assume a slug-like form, become a stalk and release spores. |
cellular slime molds |
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Fungus-like protists that grow as a spreading mass on decaying vegetation, when food runs out they form stalks which form haploid amoeboid or flagellated cells |
plasmodial slime molds |
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Fungus-like protists which include water molds, downy mildews and white rusts. Parasites or sprobes. Form filaments (hyphae) which secrete enzymes to digest surrounding substances, but lack septa (cross walls) meaning they are coenocytic |
oomycota |
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Trait of filaments that lack septa/cross-walls, meaning that a single cell has many nuclei |
coenocytic |
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Name the successional order of taxa |
Domains, Kingdoms, Phyla, Classes, Orders, Families, Genera, Species |
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organisms that need oxygen to live |
obligate aerobes |
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organisms that survive only in the absence of oxygen |
obligate anaerobes |
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organisms that grow in the presence of oxygen, but can switch to an anaerobic metabolism |
facultative anaerobe |
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photoshynthetic bacteria that use chlorophyll |
Cyanobacteria |
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cells walls of fungi consist of this |
Chitin |
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the fusing of cells from two different fungal strains to produce a single cell with nuclei from both cells |
plasmogamy |
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a pair of haploid nucleid |
dikaryon |
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the fusing of two haploid nuclei of a dikaryon to form a single diploid nucleus |
karyogamy |
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a mass of hyphae |
mycelium |
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