BIOL 1002 Chapter : Chapter 20 Study Guide

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Unicellular, microscopic, any eukaryote that isn"t a plant, animal, or fungi. Photosynthetic protists are abundant in oceans, lakes, and ponds and are called algae. They capture solar energy and make it available to other organisms in the ecosystem. Parasitic protists cause some of humanity"s deadliest diseases. Excavates, euglenozoans, stramenopiles, alveolates, rhizarians, amoebozoans, red algae, and. They have a feeding groove, that resembles a hole, and lack mitochondria. Includes giardia, which causes gastrointestinal diseases in humans: explain euglenozoans. Live mostly in fresh water and swim by flagella. Euglena, which a photoreceptor that detects the direction of light and allows the organism to move towards light to perform photosynthesis: explain stramenopiles. All members of the group have fine, hair-like projections on their flagella. Includes water molds, the diatoms, and brown algae: explain alveolates. Unicellular and can cause red-tide that can suffocate marine life, and produce a toxin that can be lethal to humans and is found in some shellfish.

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