Exam 12: Characterizing and Classifying Eukaryotes

A plasmodium is a coenocytic structure associated with

Some protozoa protect themselves from the adverse effects of osmosis by the use of __________ vacuoles to pump out excess water.

The kelps are classified as

Which of the following statements regarding meiosis is most accurate?

Which of the following would be virtually indistinguishable under the microscope?

The roots of vascular plants form associations with fungi called __________, which allow them to absorb water and dissolved minerals from the soil.

Lichens spread to new areas by the use of multicellular fragments called __________.

Sister chromatids separate and move toward the poles of the cell during __________ of mitosis.

Protozoa that move and feed by the use of pseudopodia are called __________.

Organisms such as fungi that absorb nutrients from dead organisms are called __________.

The __________ include organisms classified as Deuteromycetes.

The two halves of a diatom's cell wall, called __________, fit together like a Petri dish.

Myxamoebae act like protozoan amoebae only in the absence of water.

In a cell that has a diploid number of 8 chromosomes, how many chromatids will be present at the beginning of mitosis?