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Chapter 28, Problem 3CQ
Core Concept: Science and Society Why are the cysts of protists important to epidemiologists, the biologists who study the spread of disease?
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Despite the fact that modern taxonomists have abandoned the Kingdom Protista, the term "protist" persists in the biological literature. Explain the current meaning of the term protist and give several specific examples.
Which of the following processes are involved in thereproduction of protists ?(a) Binary fission and budding(b) Cell fusion and zygote formation(c) Spore formation and cyst formation(d) All of the above
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Ch. 28.1 - An Introduction to Protists Core Skill:...Ch. 28.2 - Prob. 1CCCh. 28.2 - Evolution and Relationships Concept Check: How do...Ch. 28.2 - Evolution and Relationships Concept Check: How do...Ch. 28.2 - Prob. 4CCCh. 28.2 - Prob. 5CCCh. 28.3 - Prob. 1EQCh. 28.3 - Prob. 2EQCh. 28.4 - Prob. 1CCCh. 28.4 - Prob. 2CC
Ch. 28.4 - Core Skill: Modeling The goal of this modeling...Ch. 28 - Prob. 1TYCh. 28 - Prob. 2TYCh. 28 - Prob. 3TYCh. 28 - Prob. 4TYCh. 28 - What organisms have tertiary plastids? a. certain...Ch. 28 - What is surprising about mixotrophs? a. They have...Ch. 28 - What advantages do diatoms obtain from sexual...Ch. 28 - What are extrusomes? a. hairs on flagella b....Ch. 28 - Prob. 9TYCh. 28 - Prob. 10TYCh. 28 - Prob. 1CQCh. 28 - Why have molecular biologists sequenced the...Ch. 28 - Core Concept: Science and Society Why are the...Ch. 28 - Prob. 1COQCh. 28 - Prob. 2COQ
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- Fill in the blanks Bacteria inside termites are ___________ when they live on the outside of protists they interact with. Protists inside termites are ___________ because they live inside the termites they interact with. Trichonympha is one kind of termite __________ that has bacteria living on it and inside it.arrow_forwardName 2 characteristics and 2 structures of organisms in each kingdom Please include some general and some specific structures/characteristics (specific example: some protists have cilia) (Kingdom animalia, plantae, archaebacteria, eubacteria, fungi)arrow_forwardChoose the best below ? All protists are a. photosynthetic.b. parasites.c. single-celled.d. eukaryotes.e. All of these are correct.arrow_forward
- Which of the following is an example of fungus-like protist? Group of answer choices golden algae rhizopus plasmodial slime molds trufflesarrow_forwardWhich of the following characteristics is NOT one all protists share? A. mixotrophic, autotrophic and heterotrophic B. eukaryotic C. mostly unicellular D. symbiontsarrow_forwardAll protists have ____. chloroplasts only nuclei only mitochondria only both nuclei and mitochondria chloroplasts, nuclei, and mitochondriaarrow_forward
- What feature of protists allow them to survive harshenvironmental conditions?a. vegetative cellsb. planktonc. cystsd. plastidse. vacuolesarrow_forwardWhich of the following protists photosynthesize? Group of answer choices Autotrophs Heterotrophs Mixotrophsarrow_forwardTrue or false? Protists are more closely related to eachother than they are plants, animals and fungiarrow_forward
- Which of the following plant-like protists exhibits behavior of both plants and animals? Group of answer choices euglenoids algae diatoms dinoflagellatesarrow_forwardIdentify from the list below the protists that possess two flagella, are unicellular and common members of the phytoplankton A. diatoms B. dinoflagellates C. forams D. parabasalidsarrow_forwardWhich of the following is NOT true of protists? Select one: a. Some are unicellular. b. They may be photosynthetic. c. They are usually aerobic, though some are not. d. They may have cell walls. e. They may be prokaryotic.arrow_forward
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