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Protists

Protists are unicellular or multicellular microorganisms. The majority of protists are responsible for many diseases in humans.

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How does endocytosis help an organissm like amoeba?

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Endocytosis helps an organism like amoeba by allowing it to ingest food particles and other substances from the external environment. Amoebas use a process called phagocytosis to surround and engulf these particles into a membrane-bound vesicle called a food vacuole. The content of the food vacuole is then digested to provide nutrients and energy for the amoeba's survival and growth.

What kingdom phylum class order family genus species of the protists?

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The kingdom Protista includes a diverse group of eukaryotic microorganisms. There is no fixed classification for all protists, as they exhibit a wide range of characteristics and are grouped based on their similarities. However, they can be categorized into various phyla, such as Euglenozoa, Ciliophora, Amoebozoa, and Stramenopiles, among others, each with their own unique classes, orders, families, genera, and species.

Are protist ectothermic?

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No, protists are not ectothermic. Ectothermic refers to animals that rely on external sources of heat to regulate their body temperature. Protists are single-celled organisms and do not have the ability to regulate their body temperature.

What is the shape of diatoms?

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A diatom shape is usually round or triangular. They could also be a thin oval shape.

As well, the potentially practical shapes they Form may only be classified as Infinite.

Protist that have scientific name?

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Two names of protists are algae and protozoa.

Are protists detritivores?

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Not all , only a few as slime molds .

What are examples of diatom protists?

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animal like protist

How big are diatoms?

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Diatoms are microscopic. Diatoms range in size from about 2 microns to about 500 microns or equal to the width of a human hair.

What do diatoms do?

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Diatoms account for 23% of the primary productivity of the world, that's what they do!

Is diatom eukaryotic?

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Diatoms are type of algae.They have eukariyotic cells

What are a diatoms physical characteristics?

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Diatoms are plantlike protists of the phylum Bacillariophyta.

How do invertebrates differ from each other?

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Land and aquatic vertebrates are similar in that they both have a vertebral column. They are both either primary or secondary consumers as well. A difference is that vertebrates that live only in the water do not have fully developed hind legs.

Do the protists help or harm the animal the live inside?

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idont know awwwkay

Do blepharismas have chloroplasts?

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Yes

How do amoebas get rid of excessive water?

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it gets rid of its extra water by skirting it out when every it gets full or has to much water inside it

Is a paramecium heterotrophic?

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Yes, Paramecium is heterotrophic.

It has no chlorophyll or other means of synthesizing organic matter, such as glucose, from inorganic compounds like carbon dioxide and water. So it cannot be autotrophic.

It must obtain organic compounds from other organisms, and is therefore heterotrophic.

Why are infections by fungi and protists usually more difficult to treat than bacterial infections?

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Viral infections are harder to treat than bacterial infections because bacterial infections can be treated with antibiotics, while viruses cannot

Fungal infectons are difficult to treat because of the nature of fungi. They are phylogenetically very closely related to animals and have a very similar biochemical makeup to animals. In treating an internal fungal infection it is difficult to find a drug that kills the fungus and not the animal. Most fungi are killed by the immune system, and if it is impossible for the immune system to kill the fungus on its own, then the animal is likely to not survive.

Bacteria on the other hand are prokaryotic, making them very different from eukaryotic life (plants, animals, fungi, and protists). It is easy to target the bacteria cells as they are so biochemically different from our own. The only thing needed to do to kill a bacterium is to destroy the cell wall, which can be done using a number of drugs. Although it may be true that bacteria is easier to kill inside a human than fungus is, there are antibiotic resistant bacteria now.

How can you describe a mosquito?

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The mosquitos are insects which make up the family Culicidae. They have a pair of scaled wings, a pair of halteres, a slender body, and long legs. The females of most mosquito species suck blood (hematophagy) from other animals, which has made them one of the most deadly disease vectors known to man, killing millions of people over thousands of years and continuing to kill millions per year by the spread of diseases.

Both male and female mosquitos are nectar feeders, but the female is also capable of haematophagy (drinking blood). Females do not require blood for survival, but they do need supplemental protein for the development and laying of their eggs. Prior to sucking the blood, they inject a mild painkiller, which numbs the host to the pain from the "bite" (Note: mosquitos do not actually bite). The Toxorhynchites species of mosquito never drinks blood. This genus includes the largest of the extant mosquitos, the larvae of which are predatory on the larvae of other mosquitos. These mosquito eaters have been used in the past as mosquito control agents, with varying success

In the Spanish language, the word Mosquito (little fly) dates back to about 1572. The word was adopted to replace the term "biting flies" to prevent confusion with the house fly. It is derived from the word fly (Latin musca, cf. Skt maksh) and is related to the Italian moschetta and the French moustique. Mosquitoes were originally called "les moucherons" or "les cousins" by French writers, "Stechmücken" or "Schnaken" by Germans, "mygg" and "mygga" by Scandinavians, and "κώνωψ" (konops) by the ancient Greeks. The Scandinavian word is related to the Modern Greek word "μύγα" (myga) for the housefly. The Icelandic "mý" mostly stands for biting midges or non-biting chironomids, as there are no mosquitos in Iceland. Aristotle referred to mosquitoes in 300 B.C. as "empis". == ==