BIO SCI 94 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Phytophthora Infestans, Archaea, Gametophyte

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Biological Sciences
• Course: BIO SCI 94
• Professor: Robin Bush

Document Summary

Define protists and explain why protists are considered a paraphyletic group. Eukarya: one of the three domains of life, consisting of. Unicellular organisms: most protists, and also yeasts (which are fungi) Multicellular organisms (fungi, land plants, animals, some algae ) Protists: eukaryotes that are not fungi, land plants or animals. Protists tend to live in environments where they are surrounded by water. ~malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by plasmodium, a parasitic protist. People with malaria often experience fever, chills, and flu-like illness. Left untreated, they may develop severe complications and die. ~a single-celled plasmodium is far more complex than any of the cells in our own bodies. ~protists include the most elaborate of all cells, cells that carry out the basic functions performed by all of the specialized cells, tissues, and organs of a multicellular organism. Although plasmodium is well studied, researchers have yet to find effective and sustainable measures to control it.