Question 1

The red algae are classified as

Accepted Answer

A)  rhodophytes. 
B)  chlorophytes. 
C)  phaeophytes. 
D)  bryophytes. 
E)  pterophytes. 
A)  rhodophytes. 
B)  chlorophytes. 
C)  phaeophytes. 
D)  bryophytes. 
E)  pterophytes. A

Question 2

Red tides and extensive fish kills are caused by population blooms of

Accepted Answer

A)  Euglena. 
B)  specific dinoflagellates. 
C)  diatoms. 
D)  Plasmodium. 
E)  fish. 
A)  Euglena. 
B)  specific dinoflagellates. 
C)  diatoms. 
D)  Plasmodium. 
E)  fish. B

Question 3

Use the figure above to answer the following questions.It shows the life cycle of Chlamydomonas, a green alg
a.
-Meiosis and germination of spores is indicated by letter

Accepted Answer

A)  A. 
B)  B. 
C)  C. 
D)  D. 
E)  E. 
A)  A. 
B)  B. 
C)  C. 
D)  D. 
E)  E. C

Question 4

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 5

-To which of the following groups does the organism in the above figure belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  diplomonads, parabasalids, trypanosomes, and euglenoids 
B)  ciliates, dinoflagellates, and apicomplexans 
C)  water molds, diatoms, and brown algae 
D)  chlorophyte and charophyte algae 
E)  amoebas and slime molds 
A)  diplomonads, parabasalids, trypanosomes, and euglenoids 
B)  ciliates, dinoflagellates, and apicomplexans 
C)  water molds, diatoms, and brown algae 
D)  chlorophyte and charophyte algae 
E)  amoebas and slime molds

Question 6

Which of the following is incorrect concerning Radiolarians?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have perforated shells of calcium carbonate. 
B)  They form part of the plankton. 
C)  They use pseudopods for feeding. 
D)  They have vacuoles that impart buoyancy. 
E)  They are heterotrophic protists. 
A)  They have perforated shells of calcium carbonate. 
B)  They form part of the plankton. 
C)  They use pseudopods for feeding. 
D)  They have vacuoles that impart buoyancy. 
E)  They are heterotrophic protists.

Question 7

Euglenoids live in freshwater; a __________ rids them of excess water.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Euglenoids live in freshwater; a __________ rids...

Question 8

Protists cause all EXCEPT which of the following diseases?

Accepted Answer

A)  dysentery 
B)  neurotoxic shellfish poisoning 
C)  malaria 
D)  AIDS 
E)  trichomonal infections of the reproductive tract 
A)  dysentery 
B)  neurotoxic shellfish poisoning 
C)  malaria 
D)  AIDS 
E)  trichomonal infections of the reproductive tract

Question 9

-To which of the following groups does the organism in the above figure belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  diplomonads, parabasalids, trypanosomes, and euglenoids 
B)  ciliates, dinoflagellates, and apicomplexans 
C)  water molds, diatoms, and brown algae 
D)  chlorophyte and charophyte algae 
E)  none of the above 
A)  diplomonads, parabasalids, trypanosomes, and euglenoids 
B)  ciliates, dinoflagellates, and apicomplexans 
C)  water molds, diatoms, and brown algae 
D)  chlorophyte and charophyte algae 
E)  none of the above

Question 10

Why is malaria such an effective disease?

Accepted Answer

There are many reasons that malaria is e

Question 11

A pellicle is NOT

Accepted Answer

A)  thin. 
B)  inside the plasma membrane. 
C)  made of elastic proteins. 
D)  intended to protect the cell. 
E)  involved in retaining the shape of the cell.. 
A)  thin. 
B)  inside the plasma membrane. 
C)  made of elastic proteins. 
D)  intended to protect the cell. 
E)  involved in retaining the shape of the cell..

Question 12

Today the term "algae" is used primarily for organisms in the group(s)

Accepted Answer

A)  bacteria. 
B)  protista. 
C)  plantae. 
D)  bacteria and protista only. 
E)  bacteria, protista, and plantae. 
A)  bacteria. 
B)  protista. 
C)  plantae. 
D)  bacteria and protista only. 
E)  bacteria, protista, and plantae.

Question 13

Which of these groups is least closely related to the other four?

Accepted Answer

A)  ciliates 
B)  finoflagellates 
C)  diplomonads 
D)  apicomplexans 
E)  all of the above are equally closely related 
A)  ciliates 
B)  finoflagellates 
C)  diplomonads 
D)  apicomplexans 
E)  all of the above are equally closely related

Question 14

Some protists have complex life cycles and change between the haploid and diploid state.This process is called __________.

Accepted Answer

alternatio

Question 15

Use the figure above to answer the following questions.
-Which stage(s) produce(s) the characteristic chills and fever of the disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  A and B 
E)  B and C 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  A and B 
E)  B and C

Question 16

Classification.Select the best choice for the following statements in reference to the four groups of protists listed below.
a.stramenopiles
b.amoebozoans
c.alveolates
d.parabasalids and diplomonads
-The slime molds are members of this group.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Classification.Select the best choice for the following...

Question 17

Use the figure above to answer the following questions.
-The large organism shown here belongs to the ____ group?

Accepted Answer

A)  kinetoplastids 
B)  diplomonads 
C)  green algae 
D)  red algae 
E)  brown algae 
A)  kinetoplastids 
B)  diplomonads 
C)  green algae 
D)  red algae 
E)  brown algae

Question 18

Chloroplasts of red algae may have evolved from ancient endosymbiotic

Accepted Answer

A)  cyanobacteria. 
B)  dinoflagellates. 
C)  apicomplexans. 
D)  archaeans. 
E)  nitrifying bacteria. 
A)  cyanobacteria. 
B)  dinoflagellates. 
C)  apicomplexans. 
D)  archaeans. 
E)  nitrifying bacteria.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT true of euglenoids?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many move by pseudopods. 
B)  Many contain chloroplasts. 
C)  Many absorb nutrients from their environment in a heterotrophic manner. 
D)  Their cell body is surrounded by a pellicle. 
E)  They use a contractile vacuole to maintain water balance. 
A)  Many move by pseudopods. 
B)  Many contain chloroplasts. 
C)  Many absorb nutrients from their environment in a heterotrophic manner. 
D)  Their cell body is surrounded by a pellicle. 
E)  They use a contractile vacuole to maintain water balance.

Question 20

MATCHING
Classification.Select the best choice for the following statements using the five groups listed below.
a.apicomplexans
b.amoebozoans
c.euglenoids
d.dinoflagellates
e.trypanosomes
-Chagas disease and African sleeping sickness are caused by members of this group.

Accepted Answer

The answer of MATCHING
Classification.Select the best choice for the following...

Exam 21: Protiststhe Simplest Eukaryotes

The red algae are classified as

Red tides and extensive fish kills are caused by population blooms of

Use the figure above to answer the following questions.It shows the life cycle of Chlamydomonas, a green alg a. -Meiosis and germination of spores is indicated by letter

Which is NOT a shared characteristic of parabasalids and diplomonads?

-To which of the following groups does the organism in the above figure belong?

Which of the following is incorrect concerning Radiolarians?

Euglenoids live in freshwater; a __________ rids them of excess water.

Protists cause all EXCEPT which of the following diseases?

-To which of the following groups does the organism in the above figure belong?

Why is malaria such an effective disease?

A pellicle is NOT

Today the term "algae" is used primarily for organisms in the group(s)

Which of these groups is least closely related to the other four?

Some protists have complex life cycles and change between the haploid and diploid state.This process is called __________.

Use the figure above to answer the following questions. -Which stage(s) produce(s) the characteristic chills and fever of the disease?

Classification.Select the best choice for the following statements in reference to the four groups of protists listed below. a.stramenopiles b.amoebozoans c.alveolates d.parabasalids and diplomonads -The slime molds are members of this group.

Use the figure above to answer the following questions. -The large organism shown here belongs to the ____ group?

Chloroplasts of red algae may have evolved from ancient endosymbiotic

Which of the following is NOT true of euglenoids?

MATCHING Classification.Select the best choice for the following statements using the five groups listed below. a.apicomplexans b.amoebozoans c.euglenoids d.dinoflagellates e.trypanosomes -Chagas disease and African sleeping sickness are caused by members of this group.

Invitation to Biology

Lifes Chemical Basis

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure and Function

Ground Rules of Metabolism

Where It Startsphotosynthesis

How Cells Release Chemical Energy

Dna Structure and Function

From Dna to Protein

Gene Control

How Cells Reproduce

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits

Chromosomes and Human Inheritance

Studying and Manipulating Genomes

Evidence of Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Organizing Information About Species

Lifes Origin and Early Evolution

Viruses and Prokaryotes

The Land Plants

Fungi

Animal Evolutionthe Invertebrates

Animal Evolutionthe Chordates

Animal Evolutionhuman Evolution

Plant Tissues

Plant Nutrition and Transport

Life Cycles of Flowering Plants

Communication Strategies in Plants

Animal Tissues and Organ Systems

Neural Control

Sensory Perception

Endocrine Control

Structural Support and Movement

Circulation

Immunity

Respiration

Digestion and Nutrition

Maintaining the Internal Environment

Animal Reproductive Systems

Animal Development

Animal Behavior

Population Ecology

Community Ecology

Ecosystems

The Biosphere

Human Impacts on the Biosphere

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