Exam 17: Protists: Advent of the Eukaryotes

The vector that transfers the malarial parasite to humans is the:

Protists that ingest visible particles of food are called:

Giant kelp is a type of __________ algae.

Which organism produces the toxic red tide?

The bacteria that today are most similar to chloroplasts are:

Which of these kingdoms is the most diverse?

_____________ is a common name for green photosynthetic protists.

Which type of life cycle do animals have?

Which organism is the most photosynthetically productive living organism that forms underwater forests over 100 meters long?

Why do biologists believe that red algae may be one of the most ancient groups of eukaryotes?

Which type of life cycle do bacteria have?

The 8,000 species in this group have countless rows of cilia.

Although __________________ evolved many times in different lines of the protists,most protists are single-celled.

__________ meiosis occurs after fertilization.

Which of the following reproduce by parthenogenesis?

The most diverse kingdom is made up of the ______________.

What was the original purpose of sexual reproduction?

Protists move by:

The ancestor to the animals appears to have belonged to this group.

There are over 11,500 species of these protists that have ornate,glasslike shells.