Exam 17: Diversity of Eukaryotic Microorganisms

Silica is a characteristic component of diatom and oomycete cell walls.

Compare and contrast the ectomycorrhizae and the endomycorrhizae.

Which group of Eukarya has complicated the phylogenetics of the domain by first being thought of as ancient to the more recent view of them being highly derived eukaryotes?

Which group of eukaryotes LACK alveoli?

Obligate symbiotic fungi that form associations with plants by entering the cortical cells of plants without invading the plant cell's membrane are called ________ and include the genus ________.

Endolithic phototrophic communities are MOST common in ________ environments.

Diatoms are

Sporozoites observed in an insect's body likely indicate infection by an apicomplexan.

Giardia are diplomonads which have nuclei that

Consider the development of a fossil record for a watershed.A current inventory of all species already has been taken.Which microorganisms might you first consider looking for with the objective of developing a microbial fossil record? Why? Also,what might depth profiling accomplish?

Which statement is TRUE regarding fungal spores?

Of the taxa listed,which is NOT classified as a protist?

What are the two main groups of green algae?

A thin,crescent-shaped organism with a single flagellum originating from a basal body and which folds back laterally across the cell would most likely be a member of the genus

Yeasts are immature fungal spores.

Hyphae are tubular cell walls that surround the cytoplasmic membrane.

Foraminifera that form test structures are exclusively found in marine waters.

The green alga Botryococcus braunii is a candidate for production of biofuel due to its ability to produce

Primary endosymbioses gave rise to ________ and secondary endosymbioses gave rise to ________.

Stramenopiles are phototrophic microorganisms.