From Bacteria to Plants, Book B

Chapter 2: Protists and Fungi

Protists and Fungi

1
__________ are important in the weathering process of rocks.
A)Protists
B)Aleates
C)Lichens
D)Flagellates
2
A human disease caused by protozoa is called _________.
A)smallpox
B)influenza
C)gingivitis
D)malaria
3
Which of these is NOT a funguslike protist?
A)slime molds
B)water molds
C)downy mildews
D)imperfect fungi
4
Which of these is a club fungi?
A)algae
B)basidia
C)toadstools
D)kelp
5
Which of these is an imperfect fungus?
A)mushrooms
B)Penicillium
C)Proterospongia
D)yeast
6
What helps a euglenoid sense light?
A)chlorophyll
B)flagella
C)a ribosome
D)an eyespot
7
Zygospore fungi make spores in their __________.
A)pigments
B)cilia
C)eyespots
D)sporangia
8
Which of these causes red tides when found in large numbers?
A)Euglena
B)dinoflagellates
C)diatoms
D)Ulva
9
__________ are also called fire algae.
A)Sporangia
B)Protozoans
C)Basidia
D)Dinoflagellates
10
__________ protists usually reproduce asexually.
A)Female
B)Young
C)One-celled
D)Eukaryotic
11
What do protozoans use to sweep food into their oral grooves?
A)cilia
B)lichen
C)cell membranes
D)eubacteria
12
Water mold contributed to problems that marked which historical period?
A)The Irish potato famine
B)The War of Independence
C)The Great Depression
D)The Industrial Age
13
__________ are threadlike tubes in fungi.
A)Heterotrophs
B)Hyphae
C)Spores
D)Lichens
14
Carrageenan can be found in __________.
A)spaghetti
B)crackers
C)oranges
D)toothpaste
15
Which scientists study fungi?
A)mycologists
B)geologists
C)vulcanologists
D)astrophysicists
16
Orchids and other plants may develop __________ to help them grow.
A)pseudopods
B)dinoflagellates
C)arteries
D)mycorrhiza
17
One type of brown algae is called __________.
A)mushrooms
B)amoeba
C)ferns
D)kelp
18
__________ are plantlike protists.
A)Bacteria
B)Ascus
C)Algae
D)Lichens
19
Which of these helps protozoans move?
A)bacteria
B)pseudopods
C)pathogens
D)hyphae
20
Which is true of green algae?
A)Only a few hundred species of algae have been classified.
B)Green algae species are all onc-celled organisms.
C)Algae survive best in dry environments.
D)Plants may have evolved from many-celled green algae.
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