Biology of Organisms

Laboratory
Dr. Craig S. Hood
Todays Lab Activities - Protists
Some basic protist biology
Examining protist diversity (slide stations)
Multicellularity through the Volvocines (live organisms)
Locomotion (live organisms)
Assignment Dichotomous Key of some Protists
G. Taxonomy
Domain Eukarya
Supergroup Excavata
Kingdom Diplomonadida: Giardia
Kingdom Parabasala: Trichomonas
Kingdom Euglenozoa
Euglenophyta: Euglena
Kinetoplastida: Trypanosoma
Supergroup Chromalveolata
Kingdom Alveolata
Dinoflagellata (dinoflagellates): Ceratium
Apicomplexa (apicomplexans): Plasmodium
Ciliophora (ciliates): Paramecium, Vorticella
Kingdom Stramenopila
Phaeophyta (brown algae): Fucus, Sargassum
Oomycota (water molds): Saprolegnia
Bacillariophyta (diatoms)
Supergroup Rhizaria
Kingdom Radiolaria (radiolarians)
Kingdom Foraminifera (forams)
Supergroup Archaeplastida
Kingdom Rhodophyta (red algae): Chondrus
Kingdom Chlorophyta (green algae): Spirogyra,
Volvox, Ulva, Chara
Supergroup Unikonta
Kingdom Amoebozoa
Gymnamoeba (free living amoebas): Amoeba
Entamoeba (parasitic amoebas): Entamoeba
Myxogastrida (plasmodial slime molds)
Dictyostelida (cellular slime molds)
Supergroup Excavata
Kingdom Diplomonadida: Giardia
Kingdom Parabasala: Trichomonas
Kingdom Euglenozoa
Euglenophyta: Euglena
Kinetoplastida: Trypanosoma
Supergroup Chromal veolata
Kingdom Alveolata
Dinoflagellata (dinoflagellates): Ceratium
Apicomplexa (apicomplexans): Plasmodium
Ciliophora (ciliates): Paramecium, Vorticella
Kingdom Stramenopila
Phaeophyta (brown algae): Fucus, Sargassum
Oomycota (water molds): Saprolegnia
Bacillariophyta (diatoms)
Supergroup Rhizaria
Kingdom Radiolaria (radiolarians)
Kingdom Foraminifera (forams)
Supergroup Archaeplastida
Kingdom Rhodophyta (red algae): Chondrus
Kingdom Chlorophyta (green algae): Spirogyra,
Volvox, Ulva, Chara
Supergroup Unikonta
Kingdom Amoebozoa
Gymnamoeba (free living amoebas): Amoeba
Entamoeba (parasitic amoebas): Entamoeba
Myxogastrida (plasmodial slime molds)
Dictyostelida (cellular slime molds)
0.5 m
Inside human
Liver
Liver cell
Merozoite
(n)
Red blood
cells
Gametocytes
(n)
Haploid (n)
Diploid (2n)
Key
Merozoite
Apex
Red blood
cell
The apicomplexan story
Fig. 28-10-2
0.5 m
Inside human
Liver
Liver cell
Merozoite
(n)
Red blood
cells
Gametocytes
(n)
Haploid (n)
Diploid (2n)
Key
Merozoite
Apex
Red blood
cell
Zygote
(2n)
FERTILIZATION
Gametes
Inside mosquito
The apicomplexan story
Fig. 28-10-3
0.5 m
Inside human
Liver
Liver cell
Merozoite
(n)
Red blood
cells
Gametocytes
(n)
Haploid (n)
Diploid (2n)
Key
Merozoite
Apex
Red blood
cell
Zygote
(2n)
FERTILIZATION
Gametes
Inside mosquito
MEIOSIS
Oocyst
Sporozoites
(n)
The apicomplexan story
Fig. 28-17-1
Germ tube
Cyst
Hyphae
ASEXUAL
REPRODUCTION
Zoospore
(2n)
Zoosporangium
(2n)
Haploid (n)
Diploid (2n)
Key
The water mold story
Fig. 28-17-2
Germ tube
Cyst
Hyphae
ASEXUAL
REPRODUCTION
Zoospore
(2n)
Zoosporangium
(2n)
Haploid (n)
Diploid (2n)
Key
Oogonium
Egg nucleus
(n)
Antheridial
hypha with
sperm nuclei
(n)
MEIOSIS
The water mold story
Fig. 28-17-3
Germ tube
Cyst
Hyphae
ASEXUAL
REPRODUCTION
Zoospore
(2n)
Zoosporangium
(2n)
Haploid (n)
Diploid (2n)
Key
Oogonium
Egg nucleus
(n)
Antheridial
hypha with
sperm nuclei
(n)
MEIOSIS
Zygote
germination
SEXUAL
REPRODUCTION
Zygotes
(oospores)
(2n)
FERTILIZATION
The water mold story