Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Water molds are protists which belong to the Stramenopiles (chromists) group. The gametes of these organisms swim with a flagella. The example includes Plasmopara, which causes downy mildew. Slime molds include acellular and cellular slime molds. They form a multi-nucleated mass of cells with an appearance of slug.

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The plant diseases downy mildew and late blight are caused by protists in the group__________. Slime molds are members of the_________ group.
Protists that make up a large proportion of Earth’sphytoplankton include___________ and__________ .The protist group containing the species most likelyto one day be cultivated for biofuel production is__________.
Photosynthetic protists are collectively known as__________; nonphotosynthetic, single-celled protistsare collectively known as _________.

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