AP Biology (Mader), 11th Edition

Chapter 21: Protist Evolution and Diversity

Post-Test

1
Protists are classified in the domain _____.
A)Bacteria
B)Archaea
C)Eukarya
2
Some parasitic protists pass from host to host when food and water are contaminated by _____-containing feces.
A)endospore
B)sperm
C)cyst
D)zygote
3
All of the following are diseases caused by protists EXCEPT:
A)African Sleeping Sickness
B)Toxoplasmosis
C)Cholera
D)Malaria
4
Protists are _____.
A)unicellular only
B)multicellular only
C)of two types; some are unicellular, others are multicellular
5
Protists which are both autotrophic and heterotrophic are called:
A)Endosymbiotic
B)Charophytes
C)Mixotrophic
D)Laminaria
6
The tsetse fly and man are in the life cycle of the organisms that cause:
A)Sexually transmitted vaginitis
B)Amoebic dysentery
C)Malaria
D)African Sleeping Sickness
7
A reproductive structure that produces spores by meiosis is called a _____.
A)pellicle
B)sporangium
C)plasmodium
D)micronucleus
8
A member of the ciliate group of protists that lives in fresh water and has a gullet and anal pore is:
A)Paramecium
B)Plasmodium
C)Euglena
D)Brown algae, Fucus
9
These organisms were responsible for the potato famine in Ireland in the 1840s and the destruction of grape vineyards in France in the 1870s.
A)Radiolarians
B)Water molds
C)Choanoflagellates
D)Slime molds
10
Slime molds and water molds _____.
A)are photosynthetic, using sunlight to produce organic molecules
B)are saprophytic, living off of dead, organic material
C)synthesize their food from inorganic material
D)are photoheterotrophs
11
The remains of these organisms accumulate on the ocean floor and are mined for use as filtering agents, soundproofing materials, and gentle polishing abrasives.
A)Water molds
B)Paramecium
C)Diatoms
D)Dinoflagellates
12
'Red tide' is caused by an increase in the number of _____.
A)dinoflagellates
B)brown algae
C)euglenoids
D)diatoms
13
Brown algae store their reserve food as _____.
A)cellulose
B)laminarin
C)glycogen
D)chitin
14
Single-celled, flagellated excavates (parabasalids and diplomonads) are able to survive in environments with very low oxygen levels because they _______.
A)have mitochondria and don't use fermentation for ATP production
B)lack chloroplasts and use fermentation for ATP production
C)have chloroplasts and don't use fermentation for ATP production
D)lack typical mitochondria and use fermentation for ATP production
15
Fungi may associate with cyanobacteria or _____ to form lichens.
A)diatoms
B)brown algae
C)amoeboids
D)green algae
16
Green algae are believed to be closely related to the first plants because both groups _____.
A)possess chlorophylls a and b
B)have a cell wall that contains chitin
C)store reserve food as glycogen
D)are motile by means of flagella
17
Which of the following statements is FALSE about malaria?
A)The Anopheles mosquito may infect humans and other animals.
B)The infection rate of this disease is being reduced throughout the world.
C)Fever and chills are produced as red blood cells rupture, releasing toxic substances.
D)Plasmodium reproduces sexually in the mosquito and asexually in the human body.
18
____________ are economically important in that they provide components to make agar, the gel for electrophoresis, capsules for vitamins, and anti-drying agents.
A)Green algae
B)Red algae
C)Brown algae
D)Radiolarians
19
The tests of these organisms form the White Cliffs of Dover and may be used as indicators of oil deposits on land and sea.
A)Radiolarians and foraminiferans
B)Trypanosomes
C)Water and slime molds
D)Diatoms (diatomaceous earth)
20
Which of the following statements concerning NTDs is FALSE?
A)NTDs are 'Neglected Tropical Diseases'.
B)The WHO reports that the number of sleeping sickness cases is at its highest level in 50 years.
C)Many are transmitted by arthropod vectors.
D)They affect over 1 billion people a year.
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