Question 1

Most phyla of algae have carbohydrate reserves that are unique to the phylum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A gullet or groove through which food can be ingested is a feature of

Accepted Answer

A)  diatoms. 
B)  dinoflagellates. 
C)  Chlamydomonas. 
D)  euglenoids. 
E)  desmids. 
A)  diatoms. 
B)  dinoflagellates. 
C)  Chlamydomonas. 
D)  euglenoids. 
E)  desmids.

Question 3

Filamentous algae increase in length through cell division.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which algal group has silicon dioxide as part of the cell wall?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dinoflagellates 
B)  Euglenoids 
C)  Diatoms 
D)  Desmids 
E)  Desmids. 
A)  Dinoflagellates 
B)  Euglenoids 
C)  Diatoms 
D)  Desmids 
E)  Desmids.

Question 5

The pigments that give red algae their characteristic colors are

Accepted Answer

A)  anthocyanins. 
B)  phycobilins. 
C)  carotenes. 
D)  xanthophylls. 
E)  rhodopsins. 
A)  anthocyanins. 
B)  phycobilins. 
C)  carotenes. 
D)  xanthophylls. 
E)  rhodopsins.

Question 6

Algae are placed into phyla based on their

Accepted Answer

A)  pigment forms. 
B)  cell wall composition. 
C)  stored carbohydrates. 
D)  habitat. 
E)  [pigment forms, cell wall composition, and stored carbohydrates] are correct. 
A)  pigment forms. 
B)  cell wall composition. 
C)  stored carbohydrates. 
D)  habitat. 
E)  [pigment forms, cell wall composition, and stored carbohydrates] are correct.

Question 7

Which of the following commercially important products comes from red algae?

Accepted Answer

A)  funori 
B)  carrageenan 
C)  oriental food 
D)  agar 
E)  all of these answers are correct 
A)  funori 
B)  carrageenan 
C)  oriental food 
D)  agar 
E)  all of these answers are correct

Question 8

When a slime mold spore germinates, the active cell that emerges is known as either a myxamoeba or a ________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  myxospore 
B)  swarm cell 
C)  amoebospore 
D)  pseudoplasmodium 
E)  zoospore 
A)  myxospore 
B)  swarm cell 
C)  amoebospore 
D)  pseudoplasmodium 
E)  zoospore

Question 9

Algin is used primarily by medical laboratories for culturing bacteria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The algae most responsible for bioluminescence in tropical ocean waters are

Accepted Answer

A)  red algae. 
B)  diatoms. 
C)  brown algae. 
D)  dinoflagellates. 
E)  euglenoids. 
A)  red algae. 
B)  diatoms. 
C)  brown algae. 
D)  dinoflagellates. 
E)  euglenoids.

Question 11

The gametangia of the common rockweed, Fucus, develop at the tips of the thallus branches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The naked protoplast of a slime mold is the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  plasmodium 
B)  fruiting body 
C)  plasmolyte 
D)  hyphae 
E)  sporulum 
A)  plasmodium 
B)  fruiting body 
C)  plasmolyte 
D)  hyphae 
E)  sporulum

Question 13

The brownish pigment fucoxanthin is found in both diatoms and brown algae.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Proteinaceous structures located on algal chloroplasts and thought to contain enzymes associated with the synthesis of starch are

Accepted Answer

A)  pyrenoids. 
B)  amyloplasts. 
C)  beltian bodies. 
D)  statoliths. 
E)  druses. 
A)  pyrenoids. 
B)  amyloplasts. 
C)  beltian bodies. 
D)  statoliths. 
E)  druses.

Question 15

Which of the following exhibit isogamous reproduction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Water nets (Hydrodictyon) 
B)  Chlamydomonas 
C)  Mermaid's wineglass (Acetabularia) 
D)  Ulothrix 
E)  All of these answers are correct 
A)  Water nets (Hydrodictyon) 
B)  Chlamydomonas 
C)  Mermaid's wineglass (Acetabularia) 
D)  Ulothrix 
E)  All of these answers are correct

Question 16

The function of a holdfast present in some species of brown algae is to

Accepted Answer

A)  anchor the alga to rocks on the bottom of the ocean. 
B)  absorb nutrients from the ocean bottom and conduct them to the upper portions of the thallus. 
C)  carry out photosynthesis. 
D)  buoyed up the thallus so that it can get light for photosynthesis. 
E)  all of the above are functions of a holdfast. 
A)  anchor the alga to rocks on the bottom of the ocean. 
B)  absorb nutrients from the ocean bottom and conduct them to the upper portions of the thallus. 
C)  carry out photosynthesis. 
D)  buoyed up the thallus so that it can get light for photosynthesis. 
E)  all of the above are functions of a holdfast.

Question 17

Algae and plants that become attached to other organisms without parasitizing them are termed

Accepted Answer

A)  epiphytes. 
B)  lichens. 
C)  bryophytes. 
D)  symbionts. 
E)  subleechophytes. 
A)  epiphytes. 
B)  lichens. 
C)  bryophytes. 
D)  symbionts. 
E)  subleechophytes.

Question 18

The green algae contain the smallest number of species of all the algal divisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Kingdom Protista is characterized as having ______________________, making it the most diverse of the eukaryotic kingdoms.

Accepted Answer

A)  plant-like algae 
B)  animal-like zooplankton 
C)  fungal-like slime molds 
D)  oomycetes 
E)  all of the above are found in the Kingdom Protista 
A)  plant-like algae 
B)  animal-like zooplankton 
C)  fungal-like slime molds 
D)  oomycetes 
E)  all of the above are found in the Kingdom Protista

Question 20

Euglena is a unicellular protist which has a gullet for ingesting food even though it has a chloroplast for photosynthesis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 18: Kingdom Protista

Most phyla of algae have carbohydrate reserves that are unique to the phylum.

A gullet or groove through which food can be ingested is a feature of

Filamentous algae increase in length through cell division.

Which algal group has silicon dioxide as part of the cell wall?

The pigments that give red algae their characteristic colors are

Algae are placed into phyla based on their

Which of the following commercially important products comes from red algae?

When a slime mold spore germinates, the active cell that emerges is known as either a myxamoeba or a ________________________.

Algin is used primarily by medical laboratories for culturing bacteria.

The algae most responsible for bioluminescence in tropical ocean waters are

The gametangia of the common rockweed, Fucus, develop at the tips of the thallus branches.

The naked protoplast of a slime mold is the ____________________.

The brownish pigment fucoxanthin is found in both diatoms and brown algae.

Proteinaceous structures located on algal chloroplasts and thought to contain enzymes associated with the synthesis of starch are

Which of the following exhibit isogamous reproduction?

The function of a holdfast present in some species of brown algae is to

Algae and plants that become attached to other organisms without parasitizing them are termed

The green algae contain the smallest number of species of all the algal divisions.

The Kingdom Protista is characterized as having ______________________, making it the most diverse of the eukaryotic kingdoms.

Euglena is a unicellular protist which has a gullet for ingesting food even though it has a chloroplast for photosynthesis.

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