- Animals belong to the same supergroup as the kingdom __.
- Flukes are in class _____.
- A species of worm in which there are distinct male and female individuals is described as _____.
- Nonseptate hyphae are also called _____.
- Unicellular fungi are called _____.
- Some fungi have proven medically useful because they can be used to produce _____.
- Structures in chloroplasts used to synthesize and store starch are called ____.
- Algae with chloroplasts with three or four membranes are a result of ____ ____.
Short Answer
- What are kinetoplastids?
- Aside from a risk of birth defects, what other effect might a toxoplasmosis infection have?
- What is the function of the ciliate macronucleus?
- What is the best defense against tapeworm infection?
- Which genera of fungi are common dermatophytes (fungi that cause skin infections)?
- What is a dikaryotic cell?
- What is a distinctive feature of diatoms?
- Why are algae not considered parasitic?
- Which groups contain the multicellular algae?
- What are three ways that lichens are environmentally valuable?
Critical Thinking
- The protist shown in the picture has which of the following?
a. pseudopodia
b. flagella
c. a shell
d. cilia
Figure 5.40 (credit: modification of work by Richard Robinson)
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