Biology: The Dynamics of Life, California Edition

Section 3: Slime Molds, Water Molds, and Downy Mildews

Slime Molds, Water Molds, and Downy Molds

1.
Which of these is NOT true of slime molds?
A)One place that slime molds can be found is in cool, shady places.
B)Decaying logs are good places for slime molds to grow.
C)Slime molds can have a wide, brilliant range of colors.
D)There are over a dozen major types of slime molds.
2.
Which of these statements about slime molds is true?
A)When reproducing, slime molds never make spores, as fungi do.
B)Plasmodium can move at a rate of about 2 to 3 centimeters an hour when a slime mold is eating.
C)There are two types of slime molds-plasmodial slime molds and cilial slime molds.
D)For most of their lives, slime molds are plantlike.
3.
The failure of potato crops in Ireland during the 1800s is attributed to which of these organisms?
A)amoebas
B)protozoans
C)water mold
D)downy mildew
4.
Which branch of science is involved with the use of biological evidence in the legal system?
A)botany
B)marine biology
C)geneticist
D)forensic biology
5.
__________ is a mass of cytoplasm containing many diploid nuclei but no cell walls or membranes.
A)Meiosis
B)A phycobilin
C)A gametophyte
D)Plasmodium
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