Question 1

Select the best choice for the following statements using the five groups listed below.
-These move by means of pseudopods.

Accepted Answer

A) Apicomplexans 
B) Amoebozoans 
C) Euglenoids 
D) Dinoflagellates 
E) Trypanosomes 
A) Apicomplexans 
B) Amoebozoans 
C) Euglenoids 
D) Dinoflagellates 
E) Trypanosomes

Question 2

Four of the following are true of euglenids.Which statement is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many move by pseudopods. 
B)  Many contain chloroplasts. 
C)  Can be mixtrophs. 
D)  Belongs to the same group as kinetoplastids. 
E)  Use a contractile vacuole to maintain water balance. 
A)  Many move by pseudopods. 
B)  Many contain chloroplasts. 
C)  Can be mixtrophs. 
D)  Belongs to the same group as kinetoplastids. 
E)  Use a contractile vacuole to maintain water balance.

Question 3

Which of the following is a parasitic excavate protist with a single mitochondrion and an undulating membrane?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trypanosome 
B)  Zooplankton 
C)  Euglenid 
D)  Metamonad 
E)  Photoautotroph 
A)  Trypanosome 
B)  Zooplankton 
C)  Euglenid 
D)  Metamonad 
E)  Photoautotroph

Question 4

What is the cellular structure of most rhizarians?

Accepted Answer

A)  Single celled, shelled 
B)  Multicellular, shelled 
C)  Unicellular, naked 
D)  Colonial, naked 
E)  Colonial, shelled 
A)  Single celled, shelled 
B)  Multicellular, shelled 
C)  Unicellular, naked 
D)  Colonial, naked 
E)  Colonial, shelled

Question 5

What is the meaning of the group name Stramenopila?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Needle-haired" 
B)  "Straw haired" 
C)  "Short flagella" 
D)  "Black haired" 
E)  "White haired" 
A)  "Needle-haired" 
B)  "Straw haired" 
C)  "Short flagella" 
D)  "Black haired" 
E)  "White haired"

Question 6

Choanoflagellates are ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  heterotrophs 
B)  chemoautotrophs 
C)  autotrophs 
D)  phototrophs 
E)  halotrophs 
A)  heterotrophs 
B)  chemoautotrophs 
C)  autotrophs 
D)  phototrophs 
E)  halotrophs

Question 7

Products of diatoms are used in four of the following.Which one is the exception?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biofuels 
B)  Ink 
C)  Filters 
D)  Cleaners 
E)  Insecticides 
A)  Biofuels 
B)  Ink 
C)  Filters 
D)  Cleaners 
E)  Insecticides

Question 8

Select the best choice for the following statements using the five groups listed below.
-All members of this group are parasitic alveolates.

Accepted Answer

A) Apicomplexans 
B) Amoebozoans 
C) Euglenoids 
D) Dinoflagellates 
E) Trypanosomes 
A) Apicomplexans 
B) Amoebozoans 
C) Euglenoids 
D) Dinoflagellates 
E) Trypanosomes

Question 9

-Refer to the accompanying figure  The kelp shown in the accompanying figure represents the ____ stage in its life cycle.

Accepted Answer

A)  spore-bearing 
B)  gamete-forming 
C)  haploid 
D)  motile 
E)  feeding 
A)  spore-bearing 
B)  gamete-forming 
C)  haploid 
D)  motile 
E)  feeding

Question 10

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

Question 11

Four of the following are true about the amoebozoans.Which one is the exception?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are shape shifters. 
B)  They include the amoebas. 
C)  They are the closest protist relatives of animals. 
D)  They include species that are able to form pseudopods. 
E)  They include the slime molds. 
A)  They are shape shifters. 
B)  They include the amoebas. 
C)  They are the closest protist relatives of animals. 
D)  They include species that are able to form pseudopods. 
E)  They include the slime molds.

Question 12

-The structure labeled A is the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  gametophyte 
B)  sporophyte 
C)  sporangium 
D)  plant stage 
E)  zygote 
A)  gametophyte 
B)  sporophyte 
C)  sporangium 
D)  plant stage 
E)  zygote

Question 13

Most freshwater algae belong to which group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Red algae 
B)  Green algae 
C)  Brown algae 
D)  Golden algae 
E)  Blue-green algae 
A)  Red algae 
B)  Green algae 
C)  Brown algae 
D)  Golden algae 
E)  Blue-green algae

Question 14

Which of the following is the outer layer of plasma membrane and elastic proteins that protects and gives shape to many unwalled,single-celled protists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eyespot 
B)  Capsid 
C)  Pellicle 
D)  Chitin 
E)  Cilia 
A)  Eyespot 
B)  Capsid 
C)  Pellicle 
D)  Chitin 
E)  Cilia

Question 15

Four of the following are shared characteristics of parabasalids and diplomonads.Which is the exception?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heterotrophic 
B)  Flagella 
C)  Oxygen-poor or anaerobic habitats 
D)  Abundant mitochondria 
E)  Live in animals 
A)  Heterotrophic 
B)  Flagella 
C)  Oxygen-poor or anaerobic habitats 
D)  Abundant mitochondria 
E)  Live in animals

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Chlorophyll a 
B)  Phycobilins 
C)  Chlorophyll b 
D)  Fucoxanthin 
E)  Chlorophylls a and b 
A)  Chlorophyll a 
B)  Phycobilins 
C)  Chlorophyll b 
D)  Fucoxanthin 
E)  Chlorophylls a and b

Question 17

Select the best choice for the following statements in reference to the four groups of protists listed below.
-This group includes the diatoms.

Accepted Answer

A) Stramenopiles 
B) Amoebozoans 
C) Alveolates 
D) Parabasalids and diplomonads 
A) Stramenopiles 
B) Amoebozoans 
C) Alveolates 
D) Parabasalids and diplomonads

Question 18

__________ have shells made of calcium carbonate,while __________ have shells made of glassy silica.

Accepted Answer

Foraminife

Question 19

The organism in the accompanying figure belongs to which group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Excavates 
B)  Alveolates 
C)  Stramenopiles 
D)  Green algae 
E)  Amoebozoans 
A)  Excavates 
B)  Alveolates 
C)  Stramenopiles 
D)  Green algae 
E)  Amoebozoans

Question 20

Select the best choice for the following statements using the five groups listed below.
-Chagas disease and African sleeping sickness are caused by members of this group.

Accepted Answer

A) Apicomplexans 
B) Amoebozoans 
C) Euglenoids 
D) Dinoflagellates 
E) Trypanosomes 
A) Apicomplexans 
B) Amoebozoans 
C) Euglenoids 
D) Dinoflagellates 
E) Trypanosomes

Exam 21: Protists: The Simplest Eukaryotes

Select the best choice for the following statements using the five groups listed below. -These move by means of pseudopods.

Four of the following are true of euglenids.Which statement is false?

Which of the following is a parasitic excavate protist with a single mitochondrion and an undulating membrane?

What is the cellular structure of most rhizarians?

What is the meaning of the group name Stramenopila?

Choanoflagellates are ____.

Products of diatoms are used in four of the following.Which one is the exception?

Select the best choice for the following statements using the five groups listed below. -All members of this group are parasitic alveolates.

-Refer to the accompanying figure The kelp shown in the accompanying figure represents the ____ stage in its life cycle.

The red algae are classified as ____.

Four of the following are true about the amoebozoans.Which one is the exception?

-The structure labeled A is the __________.

Most freshwater algae belong to which group?

Which of the following is the outer layer of plasma membrane and elastic proteins that protects and gives shape to many unwalled,single-celled protists?

Four of the following are shared characteristics of parabasalids and diplomonads.Which is the exception?

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

Select the best choice for the following statements in reference to the four groups of protists listed below. -This group includes the diatoms.

__________ have shells made of calcium carbonate,while __________ have shells made of glassy silica.

The organism in the accompanying figure belongs to which group?

Select the best choice for the following statements using the five groups listed below. -Chagas disease and African sleeping sickness are caused by members of this group.

Invitation to Biology

Life's Chemical Bases

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure

Ground Rules of Metabolism

Where it Starts—Photosynthesis

How Cells Release Chemical Energy

DNA Structure and Function

From DNA to Protein

Control of Gene Expression

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

Life's Origin and Early Evolution

Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea

The Land Plants

Fungi

Animal Evolution: The Invertebrates

Animal Evolution: The Chordates

Human 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 System

Animal Development

Animal Behavior

Population Ecology

Community Ecology

Ecosystems

The Biosphere

Human Impacts on the Biosphere

Filters

have shells made of calcium carbonate,while have shells made of glassy silica.