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Chapter 28.3, Problem 3LO
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To explain: The reason for which euglenozoa cannot be classified either as plants or animals.
Introduction: The unicellular protists diplomonads, parabasalids, and euglenozoans are grouped as Excavata. This is based on the DNA sequence and cytoskeletal similarities, thereby showing evolutionary relatedness.
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Ch. 28.1 - Prob. 1LOCh. 28.1 - Define endosymbiosis and explain how it relates to...Ch. 28.1 - Describe how mitosis in fungi and some protists...Ch. 28.2 - Describe how an organism would be classified as a...Ch. 28.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 28.2 - Prob. 3LOCh. 28.3 - List the main features of diplomonads and...Ch. 28.3 - Prob. 2LOCh. 28.3 - Prob. 3LOCh. 28.3 - Prob. 4LO
Ch. 28.4 - Identify the distinguishing feature of the members...Ch. 28.4 - Prob. 2LOCh. 28.4 - Prob. 3LOCh. 28.4 - Prob. 4LOCh. 28.5 - Prob. 1LOCh. 28.5 - Distinguish between cellular and plasmodial slime...Ch. 28.6 - Prob. 1LOCh. 28.6 - Describe how humans use red algae.Ch. 28.6 - Explain why charophytes are considered the closest...Ch. 28.7 - Prob. 1LOCh. 28.7 - Prob. 2LOCh. 28.8 - Prob. 1LOCh. 28 - Prob. 1DACh. 28 - Prob. 1IQCh. 28 - Prob. 2IQCh. 28 - Fossil evidence of eukaryotes dates back to a. 2.5...Ch. 28 - DNA is not found in this organelle. a. Endoplasmic...Ch. 28 - Prob. 3UCh. 28 - Both diplomonads and parabasalids a. contain...Ch. 28 - Trypanosomes are examples of a. euglenoids. b....Ch. 28 - Prob. 6UCh. 28 - If a cell contains a pellicle, it a. can change...Ch. 28 - Strainenopila are a. tiny flagella. b. large...Ch. 28 - Choose all of the following that exlubit an...Ch. 28 - Choose all of the following that are...Ch. 28 - Prob. 11UCh. 28 - When food is scarce, cells of this organism...Ch. 28 - Analyze the following statement; and chose the one...Ch. 28 - Determine which feature of the choanoflagellates...Ch. 28 - Examine the life cycle of cellular slime molds,...Ch. 28 - Modem taxooomic treatments rely heavily on...Ch. 28 - Prob. 2SCh. 28 - Design an experiment to demonstrate that cells of...
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