Glencoe Biology

Chapter 19: Protists

Chapter Test Practice

1
Which type of protists often feed on decaying matter?
A)funguslike
B)plantlike
C)animal-like
D)algae
2
A paramecium is a type of ____.
A)virus
B)plant-like protist
C)ciliate
D)apicomplexa
3
Algae use ____ to absorb light for photosynthesis in deep water?
A)chemocytosis
B)primary pigments
C)bioluminescent cells
D)secondary pigments
4
All protists are ____.
A)prokaryotes
B)eukaryotes
C)algae
D)bacteria
5
Amoebas use ____ for feeding and locomotion.
A)cilia
B)pseudopods
C)flagella
D)trichocysts
6
Green algae and plants both contain ____.
A)dinoflagellates
B)diatoms
C)algal blooms
D)photosynthetic pigments
7
Protists live in ___ conditions in which they depend on other organisms.
A)anaerobic
B)symbiotic
C)dry
D)acidic
8
Red tides are caused by ____.
A)amoebas
B)dinoflagellates
C)euglenoids
D)diatoms
9
Spore-producing ____ are in the phylum Apicomplexa?
A)amoebas
B)dinoflagellates
C)diatoms
D)sporozoans
10
The giant kelp is an example of ____.
A)funguslike protists
B)animal-like protists
C)algae
D)paramecia
11
This diagram represents protist evolution. Which organism did protists evolve from?

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A)ancestral eukaryotic cell
B)thermophiles
C)animal-like protists
D)red algae
12
What type of plant-like protist produces much of the oxygen in the atmosphere?
A)diatoms
B)phytoplankton
C)dinoflagellates
D)algal blooms
13
What type of protist causes American sleeping sickness?
A)zooflagellates
B)dinoflagellates
C)algae
D)paramecia
14
Which structure in this paramecium contains copies of the cell's genome for controlling functions.

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A)endoplasm
B)micronucleus
C)macronucleus
D)ectoplasm
15
Which structure shown here is used to detect light?

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A)nucleus
B)gullet
C)eyespot
D)mitochondria
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