SAT II Bio - Princeton Chapter 9 - Taxonomy (Part 1)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Bacteria | Name the DOMAIN for kingdom eubacteria |
| Cyanobacteria | Alternative name for blue-green algae |
| Eubacteria | Name the KINGDOM for Cyanobacteria |
| prokaryotes | Type of cell for domain bacteria |
| Archaea | Name the DOMAIN for kingdom Archaebacteria |
| prokaryotes | Type of cell for domain archaea |
| extremophiles | Organisms that live in harsh conditions |
| extreme halophiles | Organisms that live in extremely salty conditions |
| extreme thermophiles | Organisms that live in extremely hot temperatures |
| methanogens | Anaerobes that release methane as a waste product |
| Eukarya | Name the single DOMAIN which is made up of eukaryotes |
| Protista | Name the KINGDOM(s) that contain organisms that most of the time are either unicellular or in colonies, but usually not multicellular. |
| Protozoa | Animal-like protists |
| Algae | Plant-like protists |
| Fungus-like protists | There are animal-like protists, plant-like protists, and _____. |
| Protista | KINGDOM of Amoebas |
| Phylum Rhizopoda | Amoeba |
| Amoebas | ____ are unicellular and move about using cellular exotensions called pseudopodia. They are found in soils and also in freshwater and marine environments. Some are parasitic. |
| Phylum Apicomplexa | Sporozoans |
| Protista | KINGDOM of Sporozoans |
| Sporozoans | ____ are all animal parasites. Some cause serious human diseases such as malaria. Most members of this phylum have life ccles with both sexual and asexual stages that often require two or more different host species for completion. |
| Protista | KINGDOM of Ciliates |
| Phylum Ciliophora | Ciliates |
| Ciliates | This group of unicellular organisms is characterized by their use of cilia for movement and feeding. For example is paramecium. |
| Protista | KINGDOM of Slime Molds |
| Phyla Myxomycota and Acrasiomycota | Slime Molds |
| Slime Molds | These organisms resemble an overgrown amoeba. They contain many nuclei. |
| Protista | KINGDOM of Euglena |
| Phylum Euglenophyta | Euglena |
| Euglena | These are unicellular, photynthetic, algae. |
| Protista | KINGDOM of Diatoms |
| Phylum Bacilariophyta | Diatoms |
| Diatoms | These unicellular organisms have unique, glasslike walls and live in both freshwater and marine environments. These walls remain behind when the organism dies and form the sediments known as that is useful as filtering medium. |
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