THE CILIATES QUIZ

Note:  Enter all answers in lower case letters.  

All answers are singular except the word "cirri". 

Some answers are two words or more.

What organism is this?

What subgroup?

Identify the indicated structure.

Which view of the organism is this?

lateral ventral dorsal

 

For this organism, which structure is closer to you?

polykineties haplokinety

A General Ciliates Question:

What organism(s) have macronuclei that look like a string of beads?

What is the name of that subgroup?

What organism is this?

What subgroup?

Identify the indicated structures of the organism:

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

F.

G.

H.

What organism is this?

What subgroup?

Identify the indicated structures of the organism:

A.

B.

C.

D.

What organism is this?

What subgroup?

How many different types of cirri does Euplotes have?

What are the different groups of cirri named?

ventral, lateral and dorsal

frontoventral, transverse, caudal

frontolateral, dorsal, caudal

What are cirri used for?

How many macronuclei are there?

What shape is/are the macronuclei?

Identify the indicated structures of the organism:

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

F.

G.

What organism is this?

What subgroup?

What other ciliate shares this subgroup?

Identify the indicated structure.

What organism is located in the top center portion of the picture?

What subgroup?

What other ciliate is this organism eating?

What organism is this?

What subgroup?

What view of the organism is this?

lateral ventral dorsal

Identify the indicated structures of the organism:

A.

B.

What organism is this?

What subgroup?

How many macronuclei does this organism have?

How many micronuclei?

Identify the indicated structures of the organism:

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

What organism is this?

What subgroup?

On which side of the buccal cavity is the haplokinety located?

left right

For this cross section of a buccal cavity is the posterior end of the organism toward you or away from you?

toward away

Identify the indicated structures of the organism:

A. polykinety haplokinety

B. polykinety haplokinety

C. polykinety haplokinety

D. polykinety haplokinety

A Zoom Up:

What organism is this?

What subgroup?

What makes up the cortical unit seen in pattern of the zoomed up picture?

1 basal body and 2 parasomal sacs

1 basal body and 1 parasomal sac

2 basal bodies and 1 parasomal sac

What view?

lateral ventral dorsal

What organism is this?

What subgroup?

What view?

lateral ventral dorsal

What is the special term for the line of basal bodies on this organism (it also includes looping patterns in this species)?

What is the special term for the line that exists between the line of basal bodies in this organism?

 

What is the name of this organism?

What subgroup?

What other ciliate shares this subgroup?

Identify the indicated structures.

A.

B.

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