BIO 336 Cal Poly Midterm 1 Exam Questions And
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What are the 3 major domains? - ANSWER Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
What percentage of animals are invertebrates? - ANSWER 98
Paraphyletic - ANSWER consists of an ancestral species and some, but not all, of its
descendants
T/F: Kingdom protista is paraphyletic - ANSWER True
Major Eukaryotic Lineages - ANSWER Amoebozoa, Opisthokonta, Excavata, Plantae,
Rhizaria, Alveolata, Stramenopila
Lineage Amoebozoa - ANSWER use a variety of pseudopods
Lineage Opisthokonta - ANSWER Eukaryotic lineage, reproductive cells have a single
flagellum at their base; consists of protists, fungi, and animals
Lineage Excavata - ANSWER Use one or more flagella, pronounced feeding groove
Lineage Plantae - ANSWER Eukaryotic lineage, cells have chloroplasts
Lineage Rhizaria - ANSWER shelled amoeba
Lineage Alveolata - ANSWER contain Alveoli, sac-like structures at cell membrane
, Stramenopila - ANSWER Eukaryotic lineage, if flagella are present, cells usually have 2,
one of which is covered with hairlike projections
3 Alveolata phyla - ANSWER Ciliophora, Alveolata, Dinozoa
Phylum Ciliophora reproduction - ANSWER Asexual via fission and budding, sexual via
conjugation
Paramecium caudatum - ANSWER Kingdom Chromista, Lineage Alveolata, Phylum
Ciliophora
Didinium nasutum - ANSWER Kingdom Chromista, Lineage Alveolata, Phylum Ciliophora
Stentor coeruleus - ANSWER Kingdom Chromista, Lineage Alveolata, Phylum Ciliophora
Paramecium caudatum (image) - ANSWER
Stentor coeruleus (image) - ANSWER
Plasmodium vivax - ANSWER Kingdom Chromista, Lineage Alveolata, Phylum
Apicomplexa
Noctiluca scintillans - ANSWER Kingdom Chromista, Lineage Alveolata, Phylum Dinozoa
Ceratium hirundinella - ANSWER Kingdom Chromista, Lineage Alveolata, Phylum
Dinozoa
Ceratium hirundinella (image) - ANSWER
Complete Answers
What are the 3 major domains? - ANSWER Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
What percentage of animals are invertebrates? - ANSWER 98
Paraphyletic - ANSWER consists of an ancestral species and some, but not all, of its
descendants
T/F: Kingdom protista is paraphyletic - ANSWER True
Major Eukaryotic Lineages - ANSWER Amoebozoa, Opisthokonta, Excavata, Plantae,
Rhizaria, Alveolata, Stramenopila
Lineage Amoebozoa - ANSWER use a variety of pseudopods
Lineage Opisthokonta - ANSWER Eukaryotic lineage, reproductive cells have a single
flagellum at their base; consists of protists, fungi, and animals
Lineage Excavata - ANSWER Use one or more flagella, pronounced feeding groove
Lineage Plantae - ANSWER Eukaryotic lineage, cells have chloroplasts
Lineage Rhizaria - ANSWER shelled amoeba
Lineage Alveolata - ANSWER contain Alveoli, sac-like structures at cell membrane
, Stramenopila - ANSWER Eukaryotic lineage, if flagella are present, cells usually have 2,
one of which is covered with hairlike projections
3 Alveolata phyla - ANSWER Ciliophora, Alveolata, Dinozoa
Phylum Ciliophora reproduction - ANSWER Asexual via fission and budding, sexual via
conjugation
Paramecium caudatum - ANSWER Kingdom Chromista, Lineage Alveolata, Phylum
Ciliophora
Didinium nasutum - ANSWER Kingdom Chromista, Lineage Alveolata, Phylum Ciliophora
Stentor coeruleus - ANSWER Kingdom Chromista, Lineage Alveolata, Phylum Ciliophora
Paramecium caudatum (image) - ANSWER
Stentor coeruleus (image) - ANSWER
Plasmodium vivax - ANSWER Kingdom Chromista, Lineage Alveolata, Phylum
Apicomplexa
Noctiluca scintillans - ANSWER Kingdom Chromista, Lineage Alveolata, Phylum Dinozoa
Ceratium hirundinella - ANSWER Kingdom Chromista, Lineage Alveolata, Phylum
Dinozoa
Ceratium hirundinella (image) - ANSWER