Question 1

Which statement is NOT true about malaria?

Accepted Answer

A) The disease is caused by an evolving organism. 
B) It is transmitted from person to person by the bite of a mosquito. 
C) Its mortality rate is linked to the allele for Sickle Cell Anemia. 
D) Its greatest mortality rate is in Africa. 
E) The number of cases reported in North America is rising. 
A) The disease is caused by an evolving organism. 
B) It is transmitted from person to person by the bite of a mosquito. 
C) Its mortality rate is linked to the allele for Sickle Cell Anemia. 
D) Its greatest mortality rate is in Africa. 
E) The number of cases reported in North America is rising.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a feature of trypanosomes?

Accepted Answer

A) exclusively anaerobic 
B) single, large mitochondrion 
C) cause widespread and serious infections of humans and cattle in the tropics 
D) life cycle involves an intermediate, blood-sucking insect host 
E) causative agents of Chagas disease and African sleeping sickness 
A) exclusively anaerobic 
B) single, large mitochondrion 
C) cause widespread and serious infections of humans and cattle in the tropics 
D) life cycle involves an intermediate, blood-sucking insect host 
E) causative agents of Chagas disease and African sleeping sickness

Question 3

Which is NOT a shared characteristic of parabasalids and diplomonads?

Accepted Answer

A) heterotrophy 
B) flagella 
C) oxygen-poor or anaerobic habitats 
D) abundant mitochondria 
E) presence of a pellicle 
A) heterotrophy 
B) flagella 
C) oxygen-poor or anaerobic habitats 
D) abundant mitochondria 
E) presence of a pellicle

Question 4

Which of the following is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A) flagellated protozoans: trypanosomes 
B) alveolates: ciliates 
C) gren algae: diatoms 
D) stramenopiles: brown algae 
E) amoebozoa: slime molds 
A) flagellated protozoans: trypanosomes 
B) alveolates: ciliates 
C) gren algae: diatoms 
D) stramenopiles: brown algae 
E) amoebozoa: slime molds

Question 5

Red tide neurotoxins are produced by members of which group?

Accepted Answer

A) chrysophytes 
B) dinoflagellates 
C) flagellated protozoans 
D) ciliates 
E) oomycotes 
A) chrysophytes 
B) dinoflagellates 
C) flagellated protozoans 
D) ciliates 
E) oomycotes

Question 6

Which of these groups is (are) flagellated protist(s)?

Accepted Answer

A) parabasalids 
B) euglenoids 
C) diplomonads 
D) kinetoplastids 
E) all of these 
A) parabasalids 
B) euglenoids 
C) diplomonads 
D) kinetoplastids 
E) all of these

Question 7

Which of the following is false about the diatoms?

Accepted Answer

A) They have been around for millions of years. 
B) They are important marine primary producers. 
C) They have overlapping pillbox-like shells. 
D) Their shells are made of calcium carbonate. 
E) They are important in the global cycling of carbon. 
A) They have been around for millions of years. 
B) They are important marine primary producers. 
C) They have overlapping pillbox-like shells. 
D) Their shells are made of calcium carbonate. 
E) They are important in the global cycling of carbon.

Question 8

Use the figure above to answer questions 
  
-The organism shown here lives in

Accepted Answer

A) tropical seas. 
B) cool oceans. 
C) freshwater lakes and rivers. 
D) temperate forests. 
E) wetlands. 
A) tropical seas. 
B) cool oceans. 
C) freshwater lakes and rivers. 
D) temperate forests. 
E) wetlands.

Question 9

Which of the following are NOT protists?

Accepted Answer

A) bacteria 
B) diatoms 
C) slime molds 
D) dinoflagellates 
E) euglenoids 
A) bacteria 
B) diatoms 
C) slime molds 
D) dinoflagellates 
E) euglenoids

Question 10

Which pigment(s) is (are) characteristic of chlorophytes?

Accepted Answer

A) chlorophyll a 
B) phycobilins 
C) chlorophyll b 
D) phycoerythrins 
E) chlorophylls a and b 
A) chlorophyll a 
B) phycobilins 
C) chlorophyll b 
D) phycoerythrins 
E) chlorophylls a and b

Question 11

Sources for a thickening, emulsifying agent found in ice cream, salad dressing, beer, cough syrup, and cosmetics are

Accepted Answer

A) diatoms. 
B) ferns. 
C) brown algae. 
D) green algae. 
E) none of these. 
A) diatoms. 
B) ferns. 
C) brown algae. 
D) green algae. 
E) none of these.

Question 12

The unicellular alga Chlamydomonas

Accepted Answer

A) lacks an asexual stage. 
B) lacks a sexual stage. 
C) lacks a haploid and a diploid phase. 
D) possesses both a haploid and a diploid phase. 
E) produces thick-walled resistant spores. 
A) lacks an asexual stage. 
B) lacks a sexual stage. 
C) lacks a haploid and a diploid phase. 
D) possesses both a haploid and a diploid phase. 
E) produces thick-walled resistant spores.

Question 13

The term "plankton"

Accepted Answer

A) refers to a taxonomic division of algae. 
B) is a common term for unicellular organisms that drift or swim weakly in water. 
C) includes only multicellular forms. 
D) refers to small aquatic plants. 
E) would apply to large brown algae. 
A) refers to a taxonomic division of algae. 
B) is a common term for unicellular organisms that drift or swim weakly in water. 
C) includes only multicellular forms. 
D) refers to small aquatic plants. 
E) would apply to large brown algae.

Question 14

Macrocystis, kelp, and Sargassum are examples of

Accepted Answer

A) red algae. 
B) chlorophytes. 
C) brown algae. 
D) bryophytes. 
E) pterophytes. 
A) red algae. 
B) chlorophytes. 
C) brown algae. 
D) bryophytes. 
E) pterophytes.

Exam 22: Protists the Simplest Eukaryotes

Which statement is NOT true about malaria?

Which of the following is NOT a feature of trypanosomes?

Which is NOT a shared characteristic of parabasalids and diplomonads?

Which of the following is mismatched?

Red tide neurotoxins are produced by members of which group?

Which of these groups is (are) flagellated protist(s)?

Which of the following is false about the diatoms?

Use the figure above to answer questions -The organism shown here lives in

Which of the following are NOT protists?

Which pigment(s) is (are) characteristic of chlorophytes?

Sources for a thickening, emulsifying agent found in ice cream, salad dressing, beer, cough syrup, and cosmetics are

The unicellular alga Chlamydomonas

The term "plankton"

Macrocystis, kelp, and Sargassum are examples of

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Molecules of Life

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Ground Rules of Metabolism

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Energy-Releasing Pathways

How Cells Reproduce

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Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits

Chromosomes and Human Inheritance

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Emergence of Evolutionary Thought

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