Exam 12: Characterizing and Classifying Eukaryotes

True fungi differ from slime molds because they have (cell walls/motility/tubular mitochondria).

An aligned pair of homologous chromosomes is called a

The distinguishing characteristic used to classify the algae into four kingdoms is

Which of the following is present during meiosis but not mitosis?

Multicellular organisms with hard exoskeletons, segmented bodies and four pairs of jointed legs in the adult stage are

Protozoa that move and feed by the use of broad pseudopods are called (amoebozoa/apicomplexa/rhizaria).

Ciliates often have two kinds of nuclei that have different functions.

Describe the ways in which algae and fungi are useful microbes.

Algae that are important sources of thickening agents like agar are known as

Which of the following fungal divisions lack septa?

Fungi reproduce only asexually.

Multiple mitoses followed by a single cytokinetic event is known as

Single-celled eukaryotes lacking a cell wall are

The asexual reproductive spores produced at the tips of hyphae and not enclosed in a sac are (conidiospores/ascospores/sporangiospores).

Diatoms are single celled marine algae with walls composed of (chiton/cellulose/carbonate/silica).

Which of the following has NOT been a basis for classification of the protozoa?

The division Basidiomycota includes which of the following types of fungi?

Edible true mushrooms are typically members of the (Ascomycota/Basidiomycota/Deuteromycetes/Zygomycota).

Which of the following organisms grow on higher plants to produce truffles?

Compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis using words, diagrams or both.