Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a carbohydrate food reserve of algae?

Accepted Answer

A)  paramylon 
B)  laminarin 
C)  cyanophycin 
D)  chrysolaminarin 
E)  floridean starch 
A)  paramylon 
B)  laminarin 
C)  cyanophycin 
D)  chrysolaminarin 
E)  floridean starch

Question 2

Green algae have pigments similar to those of flowering plants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In which of the following algal groups is the whole organism (not just the reproductive cells)motile (capable of moving)?

Accepted Answer

A)  kelps 
B)  stoneworts 
C)  diatoms 
D)  red seaweeds 
E)  Spirogyra species 
A)  kelps 
B)  stoneworts 
C)  diatoms 
D)  red seaweeds 
E)  Spirogyra species

Question 4

The organisms whose chromosomes remain condensed and visible throughout the life of the cells are

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

A slime mold with individual amoebalike cells that never are in true plasmodia belongs to a small group known as ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  coenocytic slime molds 
B)  amoeboid slime molds 
C)  chytridian slime molds 
D)  cellular slime molds 
E)  capillitial slime molds 
A)  coenocytic slime molds 
B)  amoeboid slime molds 
C)  chytridian slime molds 
D)  cellular slime molds 
E)  capillitial slime molds

Question 6

Statospores are ornamented "resting" spores found in red algae.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which statement about the toxin associated with the red tide is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)  The toxin and the red tide are produced by a sudden and rapid increase in dinoflagellates. 
B)  The fishing industry is adversely affected by the red tide and the toxin because it kills fish, clams, and contaminates shellfish used for human consumption. 
C)  The frequency of the red tide and its geographic range has widened since the 1970s. 
D)  The same toxin is produced by blooms of the blue-green bacteria and is responsible for the fishy-smell of oceans. 
E)  The toxin may move up the food chain, killing or sicken any organism that eats the dinoflagellates or the contaminated shellfish. 
A)  The toxin and the red tide are produced by a sudden and rapid increase in dinoflagellates. 
B)  The fishing industry is adversely affected by the red tide and the toxin because it kills fish, clams, and contaminates shellfish used for human consumption. 
C)  The frequency of the red tide and its geographic range has widened since the 1970s. 
D)  The same toxin is produced by blooms of the blue-green bacteria and is responsible for the fishy-smell of oceans. 
E)  The toxin may move up the food chain, killing or sicken any organism that eats the dinoflagellates or the contaminated shellfish.

Question 8

In Chlamydomonas, the cells involved in sexual reproduction are similar in appearance to those involved in asexual reproduction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the red alga Polysiphonia, meiosis takes place within

Accepted Answer

A)  tetrasporophytes. 
B)  male thalli. 
C)  female thalli. 
D)  carposporangia. 
E)  spermatangia. 
A)  tetrasporophytes. 
B)  male thalli. 
C)  female thalli. 
D)  carposporangia. 
E)  spermatangia.

Question 10

Which of the following do Spirogyra and Ulothrix have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  holdfasts 
B)  zoospores 
C)  bracelet-shaped chloroplasts 
D)  conjugation tubes 
E)  a nucleus in each cell 
A)  holdfasts 
B)  zoospores 
C)  bracelet-shaped chloroplasts 
D)  conjugation tubes 
E)  a nucleus in each cell

Question 11

No unicellular or colonial representatives of the _______________ algae have been found to date.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Spirogyra was so-named because of the spiral shape of its chloroplasts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is NOT a carbohydrate food reserve of algae?

Green algae have pigments similar to those of flowering plants.

In which of the following algal groups is the whole organism (not just the reproductive cells)motile (capable of moving)?

The organisms whose chromosomes remain condensed and visible throughout the life of the cells are

A slime mold with individual amoebalike cells that never are in true plasmodia belongs to a small group known as ___________________.

Statospores are ornamented "resting" spores found in red algae.

Which statement about the toxin associated with the red tide is INCORRECT?

In Chlamydomonas, the cells involved in sexual reproduction are similar in appearance to those involved in asexual reproduction.

In the red alga Polysiphonia, meiosis takes place within

Which of the following do Spirogyra and Ulothrix have in common?

No unicellular or colonial representatives of the _______________ algae have been found to date.

Spirogyra was so-named because of the spiral shape of its chloroplasts.

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Exam 18: Kingdom Protista

Which of the following is NOT a carbohydrate food reserve of algae?

Green algae have pigments similar to those of flowering plants.

In which of the following algal groups is the whole organism (not just the reproductive cells)motile (capable of moving)?

The organisms whose chromosomes remain condensed and visible throughout the life of the cells are

A slime mold with individual amoebalike cells that never are in true plasmodia belongs to a small group known as ___________________.

Statospores are ornamented "resting" spores found in red algae.

Which statement about the toxin associated with the red tide is INCORRECT?

In Chlamydomonas, the cells involved in sexual reproduction are similar in appearance to those involved in asexual reproduction.

In the red alga Polysiphonia, meiosis takes place within

Which of the following do Spirogyra and Ulothrix have in common?

No unicellular or colonial representatives of the _______________ algae have been found to date.

Spirogyra was so-named because of the spiral shape of its chloroplasts.

What Is Plant Biology

The Nature of Life

Cells

Tissues

Roots and Soils

Stems

Leaves

Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds

Water in Plants

Plant Metabolism

Growth

Meiosis and Alternation of Generation

Genetics

Plant Breeding and Propagation

Evolution

Plant Names and Classification

Domain Kingdombacteria, Domain King-Domarchaea, and Viruses

Kingdom Fungi

Introduction to the Plant Kingdom: Bryophytes

The Seedless Vascular Plants: Ferns and Their Relatives

Introduction to Seed Plants: Gymnosperms

Seed Plants: Angiosperms

Flowering Plants and Civilization

Ecology

Biomes

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