30. Opisthokonta includes animals and fungi, as well as protists. Describe the key feature of this phylum, and an example of how an organism in each kingdom uses this feature.

Q: explain how protists differ from typical eukaryotic organisms.

A: The term 'protista' was given by Ernst Haeckel in 1866. Protistans were the first eukaryotes to…

Q: Describe similarities and differences between protists and othereukaryotes.

A: The eukaryotic organism is an organism with a complex cell or cells in which the genetic material is…

Q: Give arguments to support the hypothesis that fungi are opisthokonts,more closely related to animals…

A: The cells are the unit of life.  based on the number of cells and organism may be unicellular or…

Q: Gather data about the Protista - protozoa (Entamoeba histolytica), an organism from the Protista…

A: Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Protista Phylum: Sarcomastigophora Subphylum: Sarcodina Class: Lobosa…

Q: I need an expert to pick an organism from the plant-like protists group. Then classify it based on…

A: Chromista is a biological kingdom consist of unicellular or multicellular organisms like algae,…

Q: Gather data about molds, an organism from the fungi kingdom, from its classification system, their…

A: mould is a living organism that belongs to the kingdom Fungi. Fungi can be single-celled or very…

Q: Justify (a) classifying fungi as opisthokonts, (b) classifying microsporidia as fungi, and (c)…

A: Fungi: Fungi are eukaryotic organisms. Mushrooms, yeasts, molds all these microorganisms come under…

Q: State some major groups of protists.

A: Kingdom Protista is usually referred to as a mixed kingdom as it has a variety of organisms. Kingdom…

Q: Describes the cells of organisms in the fungi and protists kingdom 

A: Cell is the basic structural, functional, and biological unit of all known organisms. The cell…

Q: 3. Describe three symbioses that include protists.

A: Protists are single-celled microscopic animals that live in association with larger animals in a…

Q: Explain diagramatically the life cycle of protists.

A: Living organisms are classified into kingdoms based on the common anatomical and physiological…

Q: What kinds of scientific evidence support the hypothesis that protists are a paraphyletic group?

A: Paraphyletic: The term paraphyletic is defined as the group which consists of common ancestor and…

Q: State the Characteristics of Protists ?

A: In biology, Kingdom Protista can be described as a taxonomic group that includes single-celled…

Q: Define the importance of Protists (kingdom Protista) ?

A: R.H. Whitaker’s classification system divides organisms into five different groups. These major…

Q: The______ include animals, fungi, and some protists. a. amoebozoans c. opisthokonts b. stramenopiles…

A: BASIC INFORMATION ANIMAL KINGDOM  It is among one of the five kingdom classified by R.H. Whittaker.…

Q: Describe the major features of protists.

A: Protists include microscopic unicellular organisms. They are eukaryotes meaning they have a well…

Q: 1. Indicate which kingdom and phylum each organism belongs: a. Diatoms b. Peridinium c. Ceratium…

A: Kingdom (Latin: regnum, plural regna) is the second highest taxonomic rank in biology, right after…

Q: Describe the protist group most closely related to animals.

A: Animals are known to be ‘multicellular eukaryotic’ organisms. They fall under the category of…

Q: Amoeba shows following kind of nutrition:(a) autotrophic(b) holozoic(c) saprotrophic(d) parasitic

A: Amoeba is a unicellular eukaryotic organism. Small organisms, unicellular algae, and bacteria are…

Q: Define the concept of Diversity of Protists ?

A: The world of living organisms is incredibly complex. This is due to the huge amount of time that…

Q: Understand the diversity of protists and know some protistan examples.

A: The Phylum Protozoa are called the unicellular protists. They include the microscopic, acellular,…

Q: Describe three symbioses that include protists.

A: There are three types of symbiotic relationships: Mutualism: In this relationship, both the host and…

Q: Discuss in general terms the diversity inherent in protists, including means of locomotion, modes of…

A: The kingdom Protista includes all eukaryotes that are not animals, fungi, or land plants. Protists…

Q: Give three examples of medically important excavate protists

A: Introduction Excavata is a large supergroup of unicellular creatures in the Eukaryota domain.…

Q: Explain the taxonomic kingdom ( Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Archea, and Bacteria) If you…

A: The science that involves naming and classifying organisms is referred to as taxonomy. The…

Q: What are the characteristics of the kingdom Protista? Give an example

A: Protists are eukaryotic organism; they have many common characteristic with bacteria, fungus,…

Q: Commensalistic relationships are hard to define in relation to prokaryotes because

A: The organism belonging to the domain Prokaryotes are ubiquitous. They are found almost everywhere on…

Q: Mention one significant function of zoospore.

A: Fungi are a group of organisms such as yeast, molds and mushrooms. Although they share some common…

Q: Describe the means by which the protists carry out their “basic functions”.

A: Protista is derived from Greek word 'protistis' which means 'the very first ' .It is eukaryotic…

Q: 9) The parasite that causes malaria belongs to the clade: a) Dinoflagellates b) Protozoa c Ciliates…

A: Disclaimer: As per Bartleby guidelines, we will answer only the first three subparts. Kindly repost…

Q: Distinguish between a moneran cell and a protistan cell.

A: Protista is a group of eukaryotic organisms that meet their nutritional requirements via sunlight or…

Q: Explain what is meant by the term protist, and outline the types oforganisms belonging to this…

A: Introduction: Technique used for classification of an organism is known as taxonomy. It consist of…

Q: 20. Match the following: Lobose amoebae Rarabasalids Foraminifera Amoebozoa Red algae Ciliates…

A: Hello, thank you for your question. The answer is in the following step. Amoebozoa is a phylum under…

Q: How would you distinguish protists and members of their kingdoms?

A: Any eukaryotic species that isn't an animal, plant, or fungus is referred to as a protist. While…

Q: Match each protist with its most suitable description. ____ diplomonad           a. whirling cell…

A: A protist is any eukaryotic life form that is not an animal, plant, or fungus. While almost…

Q: Protists include ____ and _____.

A: Protists are eukaryote that is not an animal, plant, or fungus.

Q: If you are using the 5 kingdom system, in which kingdom would you classify the halophiles and…

A: The kingdom comprising of the simplest unicellular, prokaryotic living organisms is known as Kingdom…

Q: What is a likely pathogen and classification" O Dermatophyte; Kingdom Fungi O algae; Kingdom Algae O…

A: The image in the question shows that the student is suffering from athlete's foot which is a dermal…

Q: Describe the major effect of protists on people and other organism.

A: The kingdom's inhabitants Protista can be either single-celled or multicellular. Plants, animals,…

Q: Identify: 6. An inner saclike membrane system that defines the group of the dinoflagellates,…

A: Protists are single-celled organisms. Some are even multicellular. They are considered as eukaryotic…

Q: Define briefly the structure of protista.

A: The term 'Protista' is derived from a Greek word 'protistos', which means, the very first.…

Q: Explain how the definition of protists ensures that the kingdom Protista includes a wide diversity…

A: Protists are eukaryotes because their cells include a nucleus as well as other membrane-bound…