Question 1

An example of a filamentous green alga is

Accepted Answer

A)  Ulva. 
B)  Chlamydomonas. 
C)  Volvox. 
D)  Spirogyra. 
E)  Fucus. 
A)  Ulva. 
B)  Chlamydomonas. 
C)  Volvox. 
D)  Spirogyra. 
E)  Fucus.

Question 2

To be classified as a protist, an organism must be eukaryotic and comprised of a single cell.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The idea that mitochondria may have resulted when a nucleated cell engulfed aerobic bacteria is known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  chemiosmotic theory. 
B)  endosymbiotic hypothesis. 
C)  Lyon hypothesis. 
D)  theory of evolution by means of acquired characteristics. 
E)  theory of acquisition of organelles. 
A)  chemiosmotic theory. 
B)  endosymbiotic hypothesis. 
C)  Lyon hypothesis. 
D)  theory of evolution by means of acquired characteristics. 
E)  theory of acquisition of organelles.

Question 4

You dig up a large mass of fungal filaments. Upon close examination, you find cross-walls composed on chitin. Which of the following describes what you dug up?

Accepted Answer

A)  a mycelium with septate sporangium 
B)  a sporangium with nonseptate sporangium 
C)  a mycelium with septate hyphae 
D)  hyphae with nonseptate mycelium 
E)  an ascocarp with nonseptate hyphae 
A)  a mycelium with septate sporangium 
B)  a sporangium with nonseptate sporangium 
C)  a mycelium with septate hyphae 
D)  hyphae with nonseptate mycelium 
E)  an ascocarp with nonseptate hyphae

Question 5

Protists are no longer classified as a kingdom because DNA evidence suggests they did not evolve from a single common ancestor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What structure forms when Rhizopus reproduces sexually?

Accepted Answer

A)  an ascocarp 
B)  a basidium 
C)  mycorrhizae 
D)  a zygospore 
E)  a lichen 
A)  an ascocarp 
B)  a basidium 
C)  mycorrhizae 
D)  a zygospore 
E)  a lichen

Question 7

Each filament in a mycelium is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  a zygosporangium. 
B)  a conidium. 
C)  an ascospore. 
D)  a basidiospore. 
E)  a hypha. 
A)  a zygosporangium. 
B)  a conidium. 
C)  an ascospore. 
D)  a basidiospore. 
E)  a hypha.

Question 8

The aboveground portion of a mushroom is termed a basidiocarp. What is the function of the basidiocarp?

Accepted Answer

A)  trapping insects for food 
B)  reproduction 
C)  photosynthesis 
D)  collecting water 
E)  attracting an opposite mating strain 
A)  trapping insects for food 
B)  reproduction 
C)  photosynthesis 
D)  collecting water 
E)  attracting an opposite mating strain

Question 9

Dinoflagellates are classified in supergroup

Accepted Answer

A)  Archaeplastids. 
B)  SAR. 
C)  Opisthokonts. 
D)  Excavates. 
E)  Amoebozoans. 
A)  Archaeplastids. 
B)  SAR. 
C)  Opisthokonts. 
D)  Excavates. 
E)  Amoebozoans.

Question 10

A chain of asexual spores produced by a sac fungus is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a mycelium. 
B)  a conidia. 
C)  an ascospore. 
D)  a basidiospore. 
E)  a hypha. 
A)  a mycelium. 
B)  a conidia. 
C)  an ascospore. 
D)  a basidiospore. 
E)  a hypha.

Question 11

Which organisms exist as a diploid, multinucleated cytoplasmic mass?

Accepted Answer

A)  sporozoa 
B)  dinoflagellates 
C)  slime molds 
D)  diatoms 
E)  ciliates 
A)  sporozoa 
B)  dinoflagellates 
C)  slime molds 
D)  diatoms 
E)  ciliates

Question 12

Spirogyra practice a type of sexual exchange called

Accepted Answer

A)  budding. 
B)  aggregation. 
C)  fruiting body. 
D)  conjugation. 
E)  gametogenesis. 
A)  budding. 
B)  aggregation. 
C)  fruiting body. 
D)  conjugation. 
E)  gametogenesis.

Question 13

Which pair is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A)  sporangium-bread mold 
B)  ascocarp-shelf fungi 
C)  basidium-club fungi 
D)  conidia-sac fungi 
E)  flagellated reproductive cells-chytrids 
A)  sporangium-bread mold 
B)  ascocarp-shelf fungi 
C)  basidium-club fungi 
D)  conidia-sac fungi 
E)  flagellated reproductive cells-chytrids

Question 14

Diatoms have elaborate shells made of

Accepted Answer

A)  carbon. 
B)  magnesium. 
C)  plastic. 
D)  silica. 
E)  cellulose. 
A)  carbon. 
B)  magnesium. 
C)  plastic. 
D)  silica. 
E)  cellulose.

Question 15

List the five eukaryotic supergroups and indicate the types of organisms that belong in each.

Accepted Answer

Archaeplastids: land plants as well as g

Question 16

Chytrids and mushrooms are examples of organisms that belong to the kingdom

Accepted Answer

A)  Archaea. 
B)  Protists. 
C)  Fungi. 
D)  Plantae. 
E)  Animalia. 
A)  Archaea. 
B)  Protists. 
C)  Fungi. 
D)  Plantae. 
E)  Animalia.

Exam 29: Protists and Fungi

An example of a filamentous green alga is

To be classified as a protist, an organism must be eukaryotic and comprised of a single cell.

The idea that mitochondria may have resulted when a nucleated cell engulfed aerobic bacteria is known as the

You dig up a large mass of fungal filaments. Upon close examination, you find cross-walls composed on chitin. Which of the following describes what you dug up?

Protists are no longer classified as a kingdom because DNA evidence suggests they did not evolve from a single common ancestor.

What structure forms when Rhizopus reproduces sexually?

Each filament in a mycelium is known as

The aboveground portion of a mushroom is termed a basidiocarp. What is the function of the basidiocarp?

Dinoflagellates are classified in supergroup

A chain of asexual spores produced by a sac fungus is called

Which organisms exist as a diploid, multinucleated cytoplasmic mass?

Spirogyra practice a type of sexual exchange called

Which pair is mismatched?

Diatoms have elaborate shells made of

List the five eukaryotic supergroups and indicate the types of organisms that belong in each.

Chytrids and mushrooms are examples of organisms that belong to the kingdom

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