BIOL 1002 Midterm: Exam 1 Overview (got 96%)
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73% are animals: science is a process, not a list of facts, classifications change when new information is discovered, between 7-10 thousand new species are identified every year. Most use extensions of the cell membrane called pseudopods to surround and engulf prey: they may absorb nutrients from their surroundings. Free-living types in the soil that decompose organic dead matter. Parasites that live inside the bodies of host organisms: they may perform photosynthesis. They capture solar energy and make it available to the other organisms in the ecosystem. Has a feeding groove and lack mitochondria. Have distinctive mitochondria, and live mostly in. Includes photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic: all members of the group have fine, hair-like projections on their flagella, can be unicellular or multicellular, alveolates. Includes parasites, predators, and phytoplankton: single-celled, can cause red-tide that suffocates marine life. The pseudopods are thin and thread-like and may extend: rhizarians through elaborate shells, amoebozoans.
