ACTIVITY - 1 ANIMAL-LIKE PROTISTS ( PROTOZOA )

1. In the most modern classification, Protists is divided into three (3) major groups.
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2. Based on their method of locomotion, Animal-like Protists (Protozoa) are subdivided
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3. Look at the figure below! a. How does it feed?
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b. How does it move?
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4. Mention the members of Sarcodina!
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5. How do Mastigophorans ( Flagellates ) move ?
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6. Why can Euglena sp. be classified into both Animal and Plant-like Protists?
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7. Look at the figure below! a. In what class is it classified?
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b. Why is it called parasite organism?
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c. How is the sickness caused by this organism transmitted?
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8. Mention some species of the organism causing the sleeping sickness as shown in the
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 9. Name the parts of anatomy of Paramecium below!

10. How many ways does Paramecium reproduce?

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11. Explain the conjugation of Paramecium based on the figures below!

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12 . Explain the life cycle of Plasmodium, the sporozoan that causes malaria, possessing
complex life cycle that alternates between mosquito and human based on the numbers
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13. Mention the efforts to eradicate malarial diseases!

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ACTIVITY - 2 FUNGUS-LIKE PROTISTS
1. Make the schema of classification of Fungus-like Protists!

2. Explain the life cycle of one of the Oomycota, Saprolegnia, by labeling the numbers
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Life cycle of Saprolegnia, an oomycete.

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the development of Dictyostelium discoideum, a cellular slime mold below!
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4. Explain the life cycle of a plasmodial slime mold by labeling the numbers as shown
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ACTIVITY - 3 PLANT-LIKE PROTISTS

1. Mention the characteristics of Plant-like Protists (Algae)!
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2. Based in part on the types of pigments and colors Algae are subdivided into several
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3. Explain the vegetative and generative life cycles of Chlamydomonas based on the
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4. Mention an example of single cell, multicellular, and colony of green algae or
Chlorophyta!
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5. Mention the characteristics of Phaeophyta ( Brown Algae )!
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6. What are the roles of Phaeophyta ( Brown Algae )!
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7. Mention the members of Phaeophyta ( Brown Algae )!
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8. Mention the characteristics of Rhodophyta ( Red algae )!
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9. Mention the members of Rhodophyta ( Red algae )!
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10. Mention the characteristics of Pyrrhophyta ( Dinoflagellatates )!
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11. What do you know about bioluminescence and red tide ?
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12. Mention the members of Pyrrhophyta ( Dinoflagellatates )!
13. Mention the characteristics of Chrysophyta ( Diatoms )!
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14. Diatomaceous earth, a light-colored porous rock composed of the shells of diatoms,
is made into a commercial product called diatomite. What does it function ?
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15. Some groups of diatoms are radial symmetry. What does it mean ?
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