Question 1

Which protists have two flagella that make them spin and move forward?

Accepted Answer

A) dinoflagellates 
B) ciliates 
C) apicomplexans 
D) rhizarians 
E) euglenoids 
A) dinoflagellates 
B) ciliates 
C) apicomplexans 
D) rhizarians 
E) euglenoids A

Question 2

Match the group with the most appropriate description. Answers may be used more than once.
-closest relatives to animals

Accepted Answer

A) excavates 
B) stramenopiles 
C) alveolates 
D) rhizarians 
E) archaeplastidae
F)amoebozoans
G)choanoflagellates 
A) excavates 
B) stramenopiles 
C) alveolates 
D) rhizarians 
E) archaeplastidae
F)amoebozoans
G)choanoflagellates G

Question 3

Trypanosomes that infect humans are transmitted by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) biting insects 
B) contaminated water 
C) contaminated food 
D) aerosols 
E) parasitic worms 
A) biting insects 
B) contaminated water 
C) contaminated food 
D) aerosols 
E) parasitic worms A

Question 4

Which specialized structure is not correctly paired with its actual function?

Accepted Answer

A) gullet-ingestion 
B) cilia-food gathering 
C) contractile vacuole-digestion 
D) cilia-locomotion 
E) micronucleus-sexual reproduction 
A) gullet-ingestion 
B) cilia-food gathering 
C) contractile vacuole-digestion 
D) cilia-locomotion 
E) micronucleus-sexual reproduction

Question 5

Which stramenopiles are photosynthetic?

Accepted Answer

A) diatoms only 
B) brown algae only 
C) water molds only 
D) diatoms and brown algae only 
E) diatoms, brown algae, and water molds 
A) diatoms only 
B) brown algae only 
C) water molds only 
D) diatoms and brown algae only 
E) diatoms, brown algae, and water molds

Question 6

Match the group with the most appropriate description. Answers may be used more than once.
-Plasmodium

Accepted Answer

A) excavates 
B) stramenopiles 
C) alveolates 
D) rhizarians 
E) archaeplastidae
F)amoebozoans
G)choanoflagellates 
A) excavates 
B) stramenopiles 
C) alveolates 
D) rhizarians 
E) archaeplastidae
F)amoebozoans
G)choanoflagellates

Question 7

Which excavates have modified mitochondria and make ATP without oxygen?

Accepted Answer

A) trypanosomes 
B) euglenoids 
C) rhizarians 
D) diplomonads and parabasalids 
E) diatoms and brown algae 
A) trypanosomes 
B) euglenoids 
C) rhizarians 
D) diplomonads and parabasalids 
E) diatoms and brown algae

Question 8

The majority of protists are ____.

Accepted Answer

A) free-living and terrestrial 
B) free-living and aquatic 
C) parasitic and terrestrial 
D) parasitic and aquatic 
E) free-living and aerial 
A) free-living and terrestrial 
B) free-living and aquatic 
C) parasitic and terrestrial 
D) parasitic and aquatic 
E) free-living and aerial

Question 9

Match the group with the most appropriate description. Answers may be used more than once.
-Paramecium

Accepted Answer

A) excavates 
B) stramenopiles 
C) alveolates 
D) rhizarians 
E) archaeplastidae
F)amoebozoans
G)choanoflagellates 
A) excavates 
B) stramenopiles 
C) alveolates 
D) rhizarians 
E) archaeplastidae
F)amoebozoans
G)choanoflagellates

Question 10

Malaria kills ____ people a year.

Accepted Answer

A) less than 250,000 
B) 300,000 to 400,000 
C) more than 500,000 
D) 1 to 2 million 
E) relatively few 
A) less than 250,000 
B) 300,000 to 400,000 
C) more than 500,000 
D) 1 to 2 million 
E) relatively few

Question 11

Which organism causes malaria?

Accepted Answer

A) apicomplexans 
B) ciliate 
C) dinoflagellate 
D) foraminifera 
E) radiolaria 
A) apicomplexans 
B) ciliate 
C) dinoflagellate 
D) foraminifera 
E) radiolaria

Question 12

What is a protist?

Accepted Answer

A) a prokaryote that is not a bacterium 
B) a prokaryote that is neither a bacterium nor archaea 
C) a eukaryote that is not an animal, but may be a plant 
D) a eukaryote that is not an animal or plant, but may be fungi 
E) a eukaryote that is not an animal, plant, or fungi 
A) a prokaryote that is not a bacterium 
B) a prokaryote that is neither a bacterium nor archaea 
C) a eukaryote that is not an animal, but may be a plant 
D) a eukaryote that is not an animal or plant, but may be fungi 
E) a eukaryote that is not an animal, plant, or fungi

Question 13

Four of the five groups listed below have single-celled members. Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) brown algae 
B) dinoflagellates 
C) green algae 
D) diatoms 
E) red algae 
A) brown algae 
B) dinoflagellates 
C) green algae 
D) diatoms 
E) red algae

Question 14

Match the group with the most appropriate description. Answers may be used more than once.
-Euglena

Accepted Answer

A) excavates 
B) stramenopiles 
C) alveolates 
D) rhizarians 
E) archaeplastidae
F)amoebozoans
G)choanoflagellates 
A) excavates 
B) stramenopiles 
C) alveolates 
D) rhizarians 
E) archaeplastidae
F)amoebozoans
G)choanoflagellates

Question 15

What is in the outer cytoplasmic layer of radiolaria?

Accepted Answer

A) nucleus 
B) contractile vacuoles 
C) algae 
D) mitochondria 
E) gas filled vacuoles 
A) nucleus 
B) contractile vacuoles 
C) algae 
D) mitochondria 
E) gas filled vacuoles

Question 16

Of the amoebozoans, which species spend their entire lives as single cells?

Accepted Answer

A) all slime molds 
B) cellular slime molds only 
C) plasmodial slime molds only 
D) amoebas 
E) spore-bearing fruiting bodies 
A) all slime molds 
B) cellular slime molds only 
C) plasmodial slime molds only 
D) amoebas 
E) spore-bearing fruiting bodies

Question 17

A contractile vacuole is important to euglenoids for ____.

Accepted Answer

A) photosynthesis 
B) food storage 
C) excess water removal 
D) movement 
E) structure 
A) photosynthesis 
B) food storage 
C) excess water removal 
D) movement 
E) structure

Question 18

Match the group with the most appropriate description. Answers may be used more than once.
-dinoflagellates

Accepted Answer

A) excavates 
B) stramenopiles 
C) alveolates 
D) rhizarians 
E) archaeplastidae
F)amoebozoans
G)choanoflagellates 
A) excavates 
B) stramenopiles 
C) alveolates 
D) rhizarians 
E) archaeplastidae
F)amoebozoans
G)choanoflagellates

Question 19

The chlorophyte seaweed ____ is also known as sea lettuce.

Accepted Answer

A) nori 
B) Porphyra 
C) kelp 
D) Volvox 
E) Ulva 
A) nori 
B) Porphyra 
C) kelp 
D) Volvox 
E) Ulva

Question 20

Most ____ are aquatic predators.

Accepted Answer

A) diatoms 
B) water molds 
C) foraminifera 
D) radiolaria 
E) ciliates 
A) diatoms 
B) water molds 
C) foraminifera 
D) radiolaria 
E) ciliates

Exam 20: The Protists

Which protists have two flagella that make them spin and move forward?

Match the group with the most appropriate description. Answers may be used more than once. -closest relatives to animals

Trypanosomes that infect humans are transmitted by ____.

Which specialized structure is not correctly paired with its actual function?

Which stramenopiles are photosynthetic?

Match the group with the most appropriate description. Answers may be used more than once. -Plasmodium

Which excavates have modified mitochondria and make ATP without oxygen?

The majority of protists are ____.

Match the group with the most appropriate description. Answers may be used more than once. -Paramecium

Malaria kills ____ people a year.

Which organism causes malaria?

What is a protist?

Four of the five groups listed below have single-celled members. Select the exception.

Match the group with the most appropriate description. Answers may be used more than once. -Euglena

What is in the outer cytoplasmic layer of radiolaria?

Of the amoebozoans, which species spend their entire lives as single cells?

A contractile vacuole is important to euglenoids for ____.

Match the group with the most appropriate description. Answers may be used more than once. -dinoflagellates

The chlorophyte seaweed ____ is also known as sea lettuce.

Most ____ are aquatic predators.

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