Lecture Supplements: Protistsand Algae

4.9.12

Sexual Reproduction and Life Cycles

Where do Protists Fit?

Members of the Kingdom Protista

Those of you presenting “Protists” focus on these

Those of you presenting “Algae” focus on these

Term used to describe photosynthetic protists

Phylogenic Tree Showing Position of Green Plants

Oomycete Life Cycle- Saprolegnia

Life Cycle –Centric Diatom

Wednesday?

Life Cycle of Kelp (Brown Algae) –Alternation of Generation

Life Cycle of Fucus (Brown Algae)- Meiosis is gametic (no alt of gen)

Red Algae: Life Cycle of Polysiphonia–Three alternations of generation!!

Green Algae: Life Cycle of Chlamydomonas

Green Algae: Life Cycle of Ulva – Alternation of Generations

Lab slides

Slides for Lab 4.9.12

• Collect labs from last week• Notice diversity in chloroplast morphology• Notice increase in complexity and

organization trends• Notice sexual structures of various Protists

Chlamydomonas

Gonium

Pandorina

Eudorina

Volvox

Spirogyra

Conjugation

Oedogonium

Micrasterias

Prokaryotes-NOT PROTISTS

Gloeocapsa Nostoc

Oscillatoria-NOT PROTIST

Division Euglenophyta: Euglena

Vaucheria

oogoniumantheridium

Cyclotella (Diatom)

Diatoms in general