Glencoe Biology

Section 2: Protozoans—Animal-like Protists

Self-Check Quizzes

1
A paramecium is a type of ____.
A)virus
B)plant-like protist
C)ciliate
D)apicomplexa
2
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
3
Amoebas use ____ for feeding and locomotion.
A)cilia
B)pseudopods
C)flagella
D)trichocysts
4
Spore-producing ____ are in the phylum Apicomplexa?
A)amoebas
B)dinoflagellates
C)diatoms
D)sporozoans
5
What type of protist causes American sleeping sickness?
A)zooflagellates
B)dinoflagellates
C)algae
D)paramecia
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