Question 1

The brown algae include the largest known seaweeds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The plant kingdom is considered to be most closely related to the Chlorophyta, as compared to the other algae phyla.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which of the following sometimes, if not always, have an eyespot in their cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chlamydomonas 
B)  Dinoflagellates 
C)  Euglenoids 
D)  Ulothrix zoospores 
E)  All of these answers are correct 
A)  Chlamydomonas 
B)  Dinoflagellates 
C)  Euglenoids 
D)  Ulothrix zoospores 
E)  All of these answers are correct E

Question 4

Diatom zygotes that are capable of rapidly increasing in size are

Accepted Answer

A)  aplanospores. 
B)  statospores. 
C)  ascospores. 
D)  auxospores. 
E)  endospores. 
A)  aplanospores. 
B)  statospores. 
C)  ascospores. 
D)  auxospores. 
E)  endospores.

Question 5

Which of the following do sexually reproducing water molds and Oedogonium have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  conidia 
B)  coenocytic hyphae 
C)  oogonia and antheridia 
D)  ascocarps and basidiocarps 
E)  None of these answers are correct. 
A)  conidia 
B)  coenocytic hyphae 
C)  oogonia and antheridia 
D)  ascocarps and basidiocarps 
E)  None of these answers are correct.

Question 6

Red algae cause red tides.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following reproduces asexually primarily by fragmentation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ulothrix 
B)  Chlamydomonas 
C)  Oedogonium 
D)  Spirogyra 
E)  Ulva 
A)  Ulothrix 
B)  Chlamydomonas 
C)  Oedogonium 
D)  Spirogyra 
E)  Ulva

Question 8

The Kingdom Protista is considered to have the greatest diversity of all four kingdoms in the domain Eukarya.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is the type of sexual reproduction shown by Spirogyra?

Accepted Answer

A)  oogamy 
B)  conjugation 
C)  isogamy 
D)  heterogamy 
E)  None of these answers are correct. 
A)  oogamy 
B)  conjugation 
C)  isogamy 
D)  heterogamy 
E)  None of these answers are correct.

Question 10

This substance which is extracted from brown algae, is used as a stabilizer for ice cream and chocolate milk, and as an emulsifier in paints and cosmetics.

Accepted Answer

A)  agar 
B)  algin 
C)  fucoxanthin 
D)  carrageenan 
E)  cellulite 
A)  agar 
B)  algin 
C)  fucoxanthin 
D)  carrageenan 
E)  cellulite

Question 11

In a green alga such as Chlamydomonas, which of the following would you NOT expect to find?

Accepted Answer

A)  pyrenoids 
B)  chlorophyll d 
C)  eyespot 
D)  starch 
E)  flagella 
A)  pyrenoids 
B)  chlorophyll d 
C)  eyespot 
D)  starch 
E)  flagella

Question 12

Two of the most ecologically and/or economically damaging plant diseases are caused by the watermolds.These diseases are: ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tobacco mosaic disease and bean yellows 
B)  wheat rust and wheat scab 
C)  downy mildew of grapes and late blight of potato 
D)  corn blight and corn smut 
E)  athlete's foot and swimmer's itch 
A)  tobacco mosaic disease and bean yellows 
B)  wheat rust and wheat scab 
C)  downy mildew of grapes and late blight of potato 
D)  corn blight and corn smut 
E)  athlete's foot and swimmer's itch

Question 13

The reproductive cells of Spirogyra have no flagella.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The largest algae are members of the brown alga family in the phylum Chromophyta.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A structure in which eggs are produced in algae is called an antheridium.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

To which phylum of algae do desmids and mermaid's wineglass belong?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Euglena differs from most green algae in having

Accepted Answer

A)  a flexible cell "wall." 
B)  a carbohydrate food reserve. 
C)  two kinds of chlorophyll pigments. 
D)  a glasslike, rigid cell wall. 
E)  two long functional flagella. 
A)  a flexible cell "wall." 
B)  a carbohydrate food reserve. 
C)  two kinds of chlorophyll pigments. 
D)  a glasslike, rigid cell wall. 
E)  two long functional flagella.

Question 18

Brown algae are the principal source of agar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Although algae are found almost everywhere, the seaweeds that are most frequently found in warmer ocean waters belong to the phylum commonly known as

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Instead of a cell wall, this group of algae have a proteinaceous layer called the pellicle.

Accepted Answer

A)  lichens 
B)  green algae 
C)  kelps 
D)  euglenoids 
E)  diatoms 
A)  lichens 
B)  green algae 
C)  kelps 
D)  euglenoids 
E)  diatoms

Exam 18: Kingdom Protista

The brown algae include the largest known seaweeds.

The plant kingdom is considered to be most closely related to the Chlorophyta, as compared to the other algae phyla.

Which of the following sometimes, if not always, have an eyespot in their cells?

Diatom zygotes that are capable of rapidly increasing in size are

Which of the following do sexually reproducing water molds and Oedogonium have in common?

Red algae cause red tides.

Which of the following reproduces asexually primarily by fragmentation?

The Kingdom Protista is considered to have the greatest diversity of all four kingdoms in the domain Eukarya.

Which of the following is the type of sexual reproduction shown by Spirogyra?

This substance which is extracted from brown algae, is used as a stabilizer for ice cream and chocolate milk, and as an emulsifier in paints and cosmetics.

In a green alga such as Chlamydomonas, which of the following would you NOT expect to find?

Two of the most ecologically and/or economically damaging plant diseases are caused by the watermolds.These diseases are: ______________.

The reproductive cells of Spirogyra have no flagella.

The largest algae are members of the brown alga family in the phylum Chromophyta.

A structure in which eggs are produced in algae is called an antheridium.

To which phylum of algae do desmids and mermaid's wineglass belong?

Euglena differs from most green algae in having

Brown algae are the principal source of agar.

Although algae are found almost everywhere, the seaweeds that are most frequently found in warmer ocean waters belong to the phylum commonly known as

Instead of a cell wall, this group of algae have a proteinaceous layer called the pellicle.

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