Question 1

The failure of the potato crop and the subsequent Irish famine in the mid-1800s was due mainly to which group?

Accepted Answer

A) slime molds 
B) apicomplexans 
C) zooplankton 
D) brown algae 
E) water molds 
A) slime molds 
B) apicomplexans 
C) zooplankton 
D) brown algae 
E) water molds

Question 2

The parasite Plasmodium reproduces in which cells of the human body?

Accepted Answer

A) brain 
B) digestive tract 
C) kidney 
D) red blood cells and liver 
E) white blood cells 
A) brain 
B) digestive tract 
C) kidney 
D) red blood cells and liver 
E) white blood cells

Question 3

The ____ algae are the closest living relatives to land plants.

Accepted Answer

A) Chlamydomonas 
B) Volvox 
C) charophyte 
D) sea lettuce 
E) Ulva 
A) Chlamydomonas 
B) Volvox 
C) charophyte 
D) sea lettuce 
E) Ulva

Question 4

Red algae ____.

Accepted Answer

A) can live at greater depths than green algae 
B) are thought to have developed from green algae 
C) contain xanthophylls as their main accessory pigments 
D) contain no chlorophyll a 
E) are mostly freshwater algae 
A) can live at greater depths than green algae 
B) are thought to have developed from green algae 
C) contain xanthophylls as their main accessory pigments 
D) contain no chlorophyll a 
E) are mostly freshwater algae

Question 5

Which protists have a flagellum surrounded by a "collar" of threadlike projections, in which movement of the flagellum sets up a current that draws food-laden water through the collar?

Accepted Answer

A) amoebozoans 
B) choanoflagellates 
C) rhizarians 
D) green algae 
E) stramenopiles 
A) amoebozoans 
B) choanoflagellates 
C) rhizarians 
D) green algae 
E) stramenopiles

Question 6

Which protist has a belt-like flagellum that runs through a groove in the middle of its cell?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

If a chloroplast in a protist has four membranes, it arose from ____.

Accepted Answer

A) primary endosymbiosis 
B) secondary endosymbiosis 
C) tertiary endosymbiosis 
D) protist cell fusion 
E) protist organelle replication 
A) primary endosymbiosis 
B) secondary endosymbiosis 
C) tertiary endosymbiosis 
D) protist cell fusion 
E) protist organelle replication

Question 8

Kelps are examples of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) red algae 
B) green algae 
C) brown algae 
D) golden algae 
E) euglenoids 
A) red algae 
B) green algae 
C) brown algae 
D) golden algae 
E) euglenoids

Question 9

Freshwater algae belong to which group?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Four of the five answers listed below are amoebozoans. Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) amoebas 
B) cellular slime molds 
C) plasmodial slime molds 
D) Dictyostelium 
E) diatoms 
A) amoebas 
B) cellular slime molds 
C) plasmodial slime molds 
D) Dictyostelium 
E) diatoms

Question 11

The largest protists would be included in which group?

Accepted Answer

A) brown algae 
B) golden algae 
C) red algae 
D) green algae 
E) blue-green algae 
A) brown algae 
B) golden algae 
C) red algae 
D) green algae 
E) blue-green algae

Question 12

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

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 13

Four of the five answers listed below are members of the same kingdom. Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) Archaea 
B) protozoa 
C) charophyte 
D) dinoflagellate 
E) euglenoid 
A) Archaea 
B) protozoa 
C) charophyte 
D) dinoflagellate 
E) euglenoid

Question 14

Four of the five answers are characteristics of diatoms. Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) two-part silica shells 
B) photosynthetic 
C) some produce a toxin that accumulates in fish, crabs, and shellfish 
D) flagella 
E) live in lakes, seas, and damp soils 
A) two-part silica shells 
B) photosynthetic 
C) some produce a toxin that accumulates in fish, crabs, and shellfish 
D) flagella 
E) live in lakes, seas, and damp soils

Question 15

Agar and carrageenan are extracted from ____ algae for use as thickeners or stabilizers in foods, cosmetics, and personal care products.

Accepted Answer

A) only brown 
B) only red 
C) only green 
D) brown and green 
E) red and green 
A) only brown 
B) only red 
C) only green 
D) brown and green 
E) red and green

Question 16

Ancient ____ are sometimes turned into petroleum deposits by geologic processes.

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

The failure of the potato crop and the subsequent Irish famine in the mid-1800s was due mainly to which group?

The parasite Plasmodium reproduces in which cells of the human body?

The ____ algae are the closest living relatives to land plants.

Red algae ____.

Which protists have a flagellum surrounded by a "collar" of threadlike projections, in which movement of the flagellum sets up a current that draws food-laden water through the collar?

Which protist has a belt-like flagellum that runs through a groove in the middle of its cell?

If a chloroplast in a protist has four membranes, it arose from ____.

Kelps are examples of ____.

Freshwater algae belong to which group?

Four of the five answers listed below are amoebozoans. Select the exception.

The largest protists would be included in which group?

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

Four of the five answers listed below are members of the same kingdom. Select the exception.

Four of the five answers are characteristics of diatoms. Select the exception.

Agar and carrageenan are extracted from ____ algae for use as thickeners or stabilizers in foods, cosmetics, and personal care products.

Ancient ____ are sometimes turned into petroleum deposits by geologic processes.

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