Microbiology

The simultaneous use of both organic and inorganic forms of carbon is called ________________.

When protists feed on solid nutrients such as bacteria by phagocytosis,they are said to be using ____________ nutrition.

All photosynthetic protists

The study of algae is referred to as

Which of the following statements is not true of protists?

Which of the following is rare among protists?

Trypanosomes that cause disease in humans escape destruction by the human immune system because they are resistant to phagocytosis.

Unlike Giardia,most members of the Fornicata are harmless symbionts.

Recent evidence suggests that hydrogenosomes and mitochondria evolved from different endosymbiotically derived organelles.

Euglena use a contractile vacuole for osmotic regulation.

The pellicle of a Euglena cell consists of

The cellulase-excreting protist that can account for up to one-third of the biomass of a termite is a member of the genus

A typical Euglena cell is elongated and bounded by a _________________

Which of the following is found in the intestine of termites and produces enzymes needed to digest wood particles?

Which of the following is a unique organelle found within some protists but not in higher animal cells?

The most common method of asexual reproduction in protists is

Some anaerobic protists obtain energy using

Pigment is contained in an eyespot or __________ that helps certain organisms orient to light.

Acellular slime molds form a large multinucleate mass called a(n)______________ .

Sexual reproduction in the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum involves the production of special spores called