Exam 12: The Eukaryotic Members of the Microbial World

Diatoms are algae whose silicon dioxide-containing shells are useful economically as

Lyme disease is transmitted by

Protozoans are usually multicellular and found in arid environments.

Protozoans are an important part of the food chain ingesting large numbers of

Paralytic shellfish poisoning occurs when humans eat shellfish that have fed on

Nematodes

All fungi have ______ in their cell walls.

One of the greatest causes of human deaths through time has been due to

How would increased travel lead to increased spread of multicellular eukaryotic parasites?

Convergent evolution

Why would all protozoa be expected to require large amounts of water in their habitats?

In the late 19^th century, immigration from Ireland to the U.S. occurred in high numbers due to an infection of potatoes by

Fungi are often capable of locomotion through the use of flagella.

One of the organisms that may cause red tide is

Fungi that are important for fermentation of fruits

Why were the slime molds and water molds once considered to be fungi?

The site in a photosynthetic eukaryotic cell where photosynthesis occurs is the

Most of the medically important multicellular parasites are arthropods or helminths.

Plant pathology grew in importance as a field of study after it was shown that the Irish potato blight was caused by

Algae are important environmentally as