BIOL 117 EXAM 2 CORE BIOLOGY CONCEPTS
REVIEW 2026
◉ nuclear envelope.
Answer: developed in protist through infoldings of plasma
membrane
◉ dinoflagellates.
Answer: -cellulose plate armor
-mixo/photoautotrophic
-2 dissimilar flagella
◉ Dinoflagellates are known for.
Answer: harmful algal blooms
bioluminescence (agitated)
animal symbioses- help each other hunt
◉ mixotrophs.
Answer: autotrophs sometimes, heterotrophs others
◉ dinoflagellates known for.
,Answer: -harmful algal blooms like red tide (produce neurotoxins)
-bioluminescence
-animal symbioses
◉ alveolates.
Answer: -dinoflagellates
-apicomplexans
◉ apricomplexans.
Answer: -obligate parasites
-apical complex
-vestigial plastid
◉ Apicomplexans are known for.
Answer: Malaria and toxoplasmosis
◉ Toxoplasmosis.
Answer: infects warm-blooded animals
transmitted through infected meat or feces contaminated food.
◉ diatoms.
Answer: -mostly photoautotrophs
,-bilaterally symmetrical
known for
-nutrient rich African dust
-diatomaceous earth
-forensic uses
◉ how diatoms reproduce.
Answer: shrinking division
◉ shrinking division.
Answer: asex and eventualy sex
◉ stramenopiles.
Answer: -diatoms
-brown algae
◉ brown algae.
Answer: -multicellular protist
-form specialized structures
-sargasso sea; seaweed
-have stalks with bulbs to hold them up
, ◉ unikonts.
Answer: slime mold
◉ slime mold.
Answer: -heterotrophic protist
-begin as amoebae-catches food
-reproduce via spores
-formerly classified as fungi
-known for intelligence
◉ Slime mold is known for.
Answer: intelligence
◉ cellular slime mold.
Answer: unicellular and can become multicellular under stress
slug formation
◉ plasmodial slime mold.
Answer: -start life as a mononuclear cell
-go through all steps of mitosis but never telophase
REVIEW 2026
◉ nuclear envelope.
Answer: developed in protist through infoldings of plasma
membrane
◉ dinoflagellates.
Answer: -cellulose plate armor
-mixo/photoautotrophic
-2 dissimilar flagella
◉ Dinoflagellates are known for.
Answer: harmful algal blooms
bioluminescence (agitated)
animal symbioses- help each other hunt
◉ mixotrophs.
Answer: autotrophs sometimes, heterotrophs others
◉ dinoflagellates known for.
,Answer: -harmful algal blooms like red tide (produce neurotoxins)
-bioluminescence
-animal symbioses
◉ alveolates.
Answer: -dinoflagellates
-apicomplexans
◉ apricomplexans.
Answer: -obligate parasites
-apical complex
-vestigial plastid
◉ Apicomplexans are known for.
Answer: Malaria and toxoplasmosis
◉ Toxoplasmosis.
Answer: infects warm-blooded animals
transmitted through infected meat or feces contaminated food.
◉ diatoms.
Answer: -mostly photoautotrophs
,-bilaterally symmetrical
known for
-nutrient rich African dust
-diatomaceous earth
-forensic uses
◉ how diatoms reproduce.
Answer: shrinking division
◉ shrinking division.
Answer: asex and eventualy sex
◉ stramenopiles.
Answer: -diatoms
-brown algae
◉ brown algae.
Answer: -multicellular protist
-form specialized structures
-sargasso sea; seaweed
-have stalks with bulbs to hold them up
, ◉ unikonts.
Answer: slime mold
◉ slime mold.
Answer: -heterotrophic protist
-begin as amoebae-catches food
-reproduce via spores
-formerly classified as fungi
-known for intelligence
◉ Slime mold is known for.
Answer: intelligence
◉ cellular slime mold.
Answer: unicellular and can become multicellular under stress
slug formation
◉ plasmodial slime mold.
Answer: -start life as a mononuclear cell
-go through all steps of mitosis but never telophase
