Question 1

The main food reserve in red algae is:

Accepted Answer

A) amylopectin. 
B) floridean starch. 
C) glycogen. 
D) lipid. 
E) amylose. 
A) amylopectin. 
B) floridean starch. 
C) glycogen. 
D) lipid. 
E) amylose.

Question 2

Chrysophytes differ from diatoms in that chrysophytes:

Accepted Answer

A) have two flagella of unequal length. 
B) contain the pigment fucoxanthin. 
C) have chrysolaminarin as the carbohydrate food reserve. 
D) may be unicellular or colonial. 
E) have cell walls of cellulose or lack cell walls. 
A) have two flagella of unequal length. 
B) contain the pigment fucoxanthin. 
C) have chrysolaminarin as the carbohydrate food reserve. 
D) may be unicellular or colonial. 
E) have cell walls of cellulose or lack cell walls.

Question 3

In the life cycle of plasmodial slime molds, when gametes fuse they give rise to a:

Accepted Answer

A) microcyst. 
B) sporangium. 
C) spore. 
D) plasmodium. 
E) sclerotium. 
A) microcyst. 
B) sporangium. 
C) spore. 
D) plasmodium. 
E) sclerotium.

Question 4

Phytoplankton are:

Accepted Answer

A) heterotrophic. 
B) exemplified by crustaceans. 
C) one type of zooplankton. 
D) organisms that are heavy enough to sink. 
E) photosynthetic. 
A) heterotrophic. 
B) exemplified by crustaceans. 
C) one type of zooplankton. 
D) organisms that are heavy enough to sink. 
E) photosynthetic.

Question 5

Three defining characteristics of the brown algae are:

Accepted Answer

A) plurilocular sporangia, fucoxanthin, and laminarin. 
B) plurilocular sporangia, unilocular sporangia, and fucoxanthin. 
C) unilocular sporangia, algin, and plasmodesmata. 
D) unilocular sporangia, mannitol, and plasmodesmata. 
E) mannitol, fucoxanthin, and laminarin. 
A) plurilocular sporangia, fucoxanthin, and laminarin. 
B) plurilocular sporangia, unilocular sporangia, and fucoxanthin. 
C) unilocular sporangia, algin, and plasmodesmata. 
D) unilocular sporangia, mannitol, and plasmodesmata. 
E) mannitol, fucoxanthin, and laminarin.

Question 6

The cell walls of diatoms are composed of:

Accepted Answer

A) silica. 
B) cellulose. 
C) peptidoglycan. 
D) chitin. 
E) calcium carbonate. 
A) silica. 
B) cellulose. 
C) peptidoglycan. 
D) chitin. 
E) calcium carbonate.

Question 7

Rockweeds and kelps belong to which class?

Accepted Answer

A) Bacillariophyceae 
B) Chlorophyceae 
C) Phaeophyceae 
D) Chrysophyceae 
E) Xanthophyceae 
A) Bacillariophyceae 
B) Chlorophyceae 
C) Phaeophyceae 
D) Chrysophyceae 
E) Xanthophyceae

The main food reserve in red algae is:

Chrysophytes differ from diatoms in that chrysophytes:

In the life cycle of plasmodial slime molds, when gametes fuse they give rise to a:

Phytoplankton are:

Three defining characteristics of the brown algae are:

The cell walls of diatoms are composed of:

Rockweeds and kelps belong to which class?

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Exam 15: Protists: Algae and Heterotrophic Protists

The main food reserve in red algae is:

Chrysophytes differ from diatoms in that chrysophytes:

In the life cycle of plasmodial slime molds, when gametes fuse they give rise to a:

Phytoplankton are:

Three defining characteristics of the brown algae are:

The cell walls of diatoms are composed of:

Rockweeds and kelps belong to which class?

Botany: an Introduction

The Molecular Composition of Plant Cells

The Plant Cell and the Cell Cycle

The Movement of Substances Into and Out of Cells

The Flow of Energy

Respiration

Photosynthesis, Light, and Life

Sexual Reproduction and Heredity

The Chemistry of Heredity and Gene Expression

Recombinant Dna Technology, Plant Biotechnology, and Genomics

The Process of Evolution

Systematics: the Science of Biological Diversity

Prokaryotes and Viruses

Fungi

Bryophytes

Seedless Vascular Plants

Gymnosperms

Introduction to the Angiosperms

Evolution of the Angiosperms

Plants and People

Early Development of the Plant Body

Cells and Tissues of the Plant Body

The Root: Structure and Development

The Shoot: Primary Structure and Development

Secondary Growth in Stems

Regulating Growth and Development: the Plant Hormones

External Factors and Plant Growth

Plant Nutrition and Soils

The Movement of Water and Solutes in Plants

The Dynamics of Communities and Ecosystems

Global Ecology

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