Biology (MindTap Course List)
Biology (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337392938
Author: Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To determine: The two main groups of chromalveolates.

Introduction: Protists are present in huge numbers and are crucial for maintaining the natural balance of the living world. Different protists have different body structures. Chromalveolates refer to a super-group of protists which originated due to secondary endosymbiosis. In this endosymbiosis, an ancestral cell engulfed a red alga giving rise to chromalveolates.

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To contrast: The characteristic differences between the two main groups of chromalveolates.

Introduction: Chromalveolates refer to a super-group of protists, which originated due to secondary endosymbiosis. In this endosymbiosis, an ancestral cell engulfed a red alga, giving rise to chromalveolates. Chromalveolates are further divided into two main groups, one of which is alveolates and the other is stramenopiles.

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