4_5_Eukaryotes: Fungi & Protist

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endosymbiosis (primary)

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engulfment of one cell (prokaryotic) by another (eukaryotic) such that the engulfed cell survives, and both cells benefit; responsible for the evolution of mitochondria and chloroplasts

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Apicomplexans

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Protozoans that are all parasites and have complex life cycles. Example: Plasmodium causes malaria

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amoebiasis

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disease caused by Entamoeba histolytica or other amoebas

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Anopheles

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(Genus of) mosquito; vector for malaria

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budding

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A form of asexual reproduction of yeast in which a new cell grows out of the body of a parent.

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Candida albicans

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Yeast that can cause vaginal infections and thrush

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cysts

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form of protozoan that can survive outside the host; often shed into water via feces

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decomposer

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organism that breaks down and obtains energy from dead organic matter

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dinoflagellates

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Group of protists that form "blooms", can cause disease when humans consume infected shellfish. Part of phytoplankton and can be bioluminescent.

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Entamoeba histolytica

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causes amoebic dysentery