Biology: The Dynamics of Life, North Carolina Edition

Chapter 19: Protists

Protists

1
Which of these diseases is caused by a protist?
A)malaria
B)HIV
C)chicken pox
D)strep throat
2
A population explosion of dinoflagellates in the ocean that can occur during summer months is called a _______.
A)red tide
B)carotenoids
C)bioluminescence
D)red algae
3
Which one of these is NOT a protozoan?
A)sporozoans
B)diatoms
C)amoebas
D)ciliates
4
Which branch of science is involved with the use of biological evidence in the legal system?
A)marine biology
B)botany
C)forensic biology
D)geneticist
5
Which structure of a paramecium plays a major role in sexual reproduction?
A)anal pore
B)oral groove
C)micronucleus
D)cilia
6
Which of these statements is true?
A)All protists are prokaryotes.
B)Because of their diversity, is it difficult to define what a typical protist is.
C)Animal-like protists are called algae.
D)Even though they can be heterotrophic or autotrophic, all protists are unicellular.
7
Which protists give fish that feed on them an oily taste?
A)brown algae
B)euglenoids
C)dinoflagellates
D)diatoms
8
Which of these statements about slime molds is true?
A)For most of their lives, slime molds are plantlike.
B)There are two types of slime molds-plasmodial slime molds and cilial slime molds.
C)Plasmodium can move at a rate of about 2 to 3 centimeters an hour when a slime mold is eating.
D)When reproducing, slime molds never make spores, as fungi do.
9
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of euglenoids?
A)Euglenoids use flagella to move toward food or light.
B)Euglenoids are aquatic.
C)Euglenoids have both plant and animal characteristics.
D)Euglenoids are multicellular.
10
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This organism is __________.
A)a ciliate
B)a flagellate
C)a sporozoa
D)an amoeba
11
The failure of potato crops in Ireland during the 1800s is attributed to which of these organisms?
A)water mold
B)downy mildew
C)protozoans
D)amoebas
12
__________ is a mass of cytoplasm containing many diploid nuclei but no cell walls or membranes.
A)Meiosis
B)A phycobilin
C)Plasmodium
D)A gametophyte
13
Which of these is NOT true of slime molds?
A)There are over a dozen major types of slime molds.
B)One place that slime molds can be found is in cool, shady places.
C)Slime molds can have a wide, brilliant range of colors.
D)Decaying logs are good places for slime molds to grow.
14
Some free-living species of dinoflagellates are __________ because they emit light.
A)diatoms
B)animal-like
C)multicellular
D)bioluminescent
15
What is one distinctive feature of a radiolarian?
A)pseudopodia
B)a shell
C)a gullet
D)roots
16
__________ contain fucoxanthin.
A)Red algae
B)Brown algae
C)Euglenoids
D)Diatoms
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