Algae Divisions and Cyanobacteria Quiz

Unpigmented, moving microorganisms will probably be ______

Greenish or golden-brown organisms are usually ______

Organisms that appear blue-green will be ______

If you encounter invertebrates and are curious as to their identification, you may refer to Exercise 7; however, keep in mind that our prime concern here is only with ______, algae, and cyanobacteria.

Protists are single-celled ______ that lack tissue specialization

Subkingdom Protozoa includes animallike protists in ______ and plantlike protists in Algae

Protozoa reproduce asexually by ______ division and exhibit various degrees of sexual reproduction

Subkingdom Protozoa is divided into three ______: Sarcomastigophora, Ciliophora, and Apicomplexa

Phylum Sarcomastigophora includes Sarcodina (Amoebae) and Mastigophora (Zooflagellates) with distinct ______

Phylum Ciliophora includes structurally complex protozoans that evolved from zooflagellates and use ______ for movement and food-getting

Phylum Apicomplexa includes internal parasites lacking ______ organelles and having life cycles with spore-forming stages

Subkingdom Algae includes all photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms in Kingdom Protista, lacking ______ differentiation

Algae have distinct, visible nuclei and chloroplasts, and photosynthesis takes place within these ______

Wet mount slides are necessary to study microorganisms in pond ______

Guidelines for preparing and studying slides include using clean materials, recording the number of the bottle with a ______ marking pencil, and observing with low-power and high-dry objectives

Procedure for making wet mount slides is simple: place a drop of suspended organisms on a microscope slide and cover it with a ______ glass

Chlorophycophyta, or green algae, synthesize ______ for food storage and include diverse colonial forms like Pandorina and Volvox.

Chrysophycophyta, or golden brown algae, store food in the form of oils and leucosin, and have chlorophylls a and c with the presence of ______.

Diatoms, a type of chrysophycophyte, have hard cell walls and form ______, which is commercially used as a polishing compound.

Phaeophycophyta, or brown algae, are mostly marine and have laminarin and mannitol for food storage, appearing brown due to ______.

Pyrrophycophyta, or fire algae, include dinoflagellates, many of which are marine and ______.

Most flagellated algae observed in ponds belong to ______.

Desmids consist of two similar halves separated by an ______.

Euglenoids share protozoan-like characteristics, including the absence of a cell wall, presence of a gullet, and the ability to ingest ______.

Euglenoids are often grouped with zooflagellates due to their similarities with ______.

Photosynthetic euglenoids contain chlorophylls a and b, with a red stigma and ______ as a food-storage compound.

Desmids, a unique group of green algae, consist of cells with two similar halves, separated by an ______.

Diatoms have hard cell walls and form ______, which is commercially used as a polishing compound.

Many marine Gymnodinium species produce red tides causing water discoloration and unpleasant odors along coastal shores

______ differ from protists as they are smaller, lack distinct nuclei, and are enclosed in rigid cell walls

Division ______ in Domain Bacteria includes a large number of microorganisms, once referred to as blue-green algae

Over ______ species of cyanobacteria have been reported, present in almost all moist environments

Cyanobacteria produce different colors due to varying proportions of ______ such as chlorophyll a, carotene, xanthophylls, blue c-phycocyanin, and red c-phycoerythrin

Cells of cyanobacteria lack visible ______, but contain DNA granules in a colorless area in the center of the cell

Pigments of cyanobacteria are not contained in ______, but in granules (phycobilisomes) attached to membranes (thylakoids) in the cytoplasm

The designation of cyanobacteria as 'blue-green' is somewhat misleading as many are actually ______, purple, red, and various shades of green

______ algae species include Rhizoclonium, Cladophora, Bulbochaete, Oedogonium, Vaucheria, Tribonema, Chara, Batrachospermum, Microspora, Ulothrix, Desmidium, Mougeotia, Spirogyra, Zygnema, Stigeoclonium, and Draparnaldia

______ and nonflagellated algae species include Chlorococcum, Oocystis, Coelastrum, Chlorella, Sphaerocystis, Micractinium, Scendesmus, Actinastrum, Phytoconis, Ankistrodesmus, Pamella, Botryococcus, Tetraedron, Pediastrum, Tetraspora, Staurastrum, Closterium, Euastrum, and Micrasterias

______ species include ______a, Gomphonema, Cymbella, Cocconeis, Nitschia, Pinnularia, Cyclotella, Tabellaria, Synedra, Melosira, Surirella, Stauroneis, Fragillaria, Asterionella, Navicula, Stephanodiscus, and Meridion

______ species include Anabaena, Nodularia, Cylindrospermum, Arthrospira, Microcoleus, Phormidium, Oscillatoria, Aphanizomenon, Lyngbya, Tolypothrix, Entophysalis, Gomphosphaeria, Agmenellum, Calothrix, Rivular

Division Cyanobacteria in Domain Bacteria includes a large number of microorganisms, once referred to as blue-green ______

Cells of cyanobacteria lack visible nuclei, but contain DNA granules in a colorless area in the center of the ______

Pigments of cyanobacteria are not contained in chloroplasts, but in granules (phycobilisomes) attached to membranes (thylakoids) in the ______

The designation of cyanobacteria as "blue-green" is somewhat misleading as many are actually black, purple, red, and various shades of ______

Filamentous algae species include Rhizoclonium, Cladophora, Bulbochaete, Oedogonium, Vaucheria, Tribonema, Chara, Batrachospermum, Microspora, Ulothrix, Desmidium, Mougeotia, Spirogyra, Zygnema, Stigeoclonium, and ______

Nonfilamentous and nonflagellated algae species include Chlorococcum, Oocystis, Coelastrum, Chlorella, Sphaerocystis, Micractinium, Scenedesmus, Actinastrum, Phytoconis, Ankistrodesmus, Pamella, Botryococcus, Tetraedron, Pediastrum, Tetraspora, Staurastrum, Closterium, Euastrum, and ______

Diatom species include Diatoma, Gomphonema, Cymbella, Cocconeis, Nitschia, Pinnularia, Cyclotella, Tabellaria, Synedra, Melosira, Surirella, Stauroneis, Fragillaria, Asterionella, Navicula, Stephanodiscus, and ______

Cyanobacteria species include Anabaena, Nodularia, Cylindrospermum, Arthrospira, Microcoleus, Phormidium, Oscillatoria, Aphanizomenon, Lyngbya, Tolypothrix, Entophysalis, Gomphosphaeria, Agmenellum, Calothrix, ______

Cyanobacteria

Algae

Red Tide

Prokaryotes

Protists

Filamentous Algae

Non-filamentous and non-flagellated algae

Diatoms

Cyanobacteria Pigments

Phycobilisomes

Thylakoids

Anabaena

Arthrospira

Oscillatoria

Phormidium

Rhizoclonium

Cladophora

Draparnaldia

Chlorococcum

Oocystis

Pediastrum

Nitzschia

Melosira

Spirogyra

Ulothrix

Cyclotella

Synedra