Question 1

Fiddlehead greens are the curled,young fronds of a fern.Harvested very early and trimmed close to the ground,they provide a tasty addition to salads.These multicellular,photosynthetic,vascularized organisms that do not produce seeds belong to kingdom

Accepted Answer

A)  Eubacteria. 
B)  Plantae. 
C)  Fungi. 
D)  Protista.

Question 2

Some protists break down waste material by consuming other dead organisms and releasing nutrients into the environment to be reused by producers and cycled back into the food chain.These protists are

Accepted Answer

A)  decomposers. 
B)  producers. 
C)  autotrophs. 
D)  auxotrophs.

Question 3

The organism Entamoeba histolytica is one of the causes of amoebic dysentery.Infection occurs when cysts of this organism are swallowed and enter the patient's digestive tract.These cysts each have four nuclei,and once in the digestive tract the cysts divide into four cells,each with its own nucleus.Each new cell can invade the mucosal lining of the digestive tract by pushing its pseudopodia into the lining.This organism is a ________ that belongs to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  prokaryote; domain Bacteria 
B)  eukaryote; kingdom Protista 
C)  prokaryote; kingdom Protista 
D)  eukaryote; domain Bacteria

Question 4

Match each correct evolutionary trait to the indicated box. 
-seeds evolve

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D

Question 5

Like plant cells,all fungal cells have

Accepted Answer

A)  a protective cell wall that wraps around the plasma membrane and encases the cell. 
B)  the ability to photosynthesize carbon compounds for energy. 
C)  the ability to store extra food energy in the form of glycogen. 
D)  only a plasma membrane wrapping around the cell for protection.

Question 6

Photosynthetic ________ would NOT have chloroplasts.

Accepted Answer

A)  algae 
B)  bacteria 
C)  mosses 
D)  flowering plants

Question 7

Propose an explanation for how the evolution of flowers contributed to the global distribution and awe-inspiring variety of angiosperms.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

An autotrophic organism that grows on land,has vascular tissues,but does not produce seeds is probably a

Accepted Answer

A)  bryophyte from kingdom Plantae. 
B)  fern from kingdom Protista. 
C)  bryophyte from kingdom Protista. 
D)  fern from kingdom Plantae.

Question 9

Truffles are the subterranean fruiting body of a mychorrhizal fungus and usually found in close association with tree roots.The mycelial mat of the truffle

Accepted Answer

A)  provides energy-packed sugars to the trees while the tree roots absorb water and minerals from the soil and share them with the truffles. 
B)  absorbs water and minerals from the soil and shares them with the tree while the tree provides energy-packed sugars to the truffles. 
C)  absorbs energy-packed sugars, water, and nutrients from the soil and shares them with the tree roots. 
D)  photosynthesizes sugars and absorbs water and minerals from the soil before sharing these products with the tree.

Question 10

In the late spring,Miles moves into a new house with a small tree growing in the yard.The flowers on this tree have five white petals tinged with pink.Later in the summer,he notices a small fruit where each of the flowers had bloomed.Miles does not take long to realize this is an apple tree,Malus pumila.This apple tree is a(n)________ from kingdom Plantae.

Accepted Answer

A)  gymnosperm 
B)  angiosperm 
C)  bryophyte 
D)  cycad

Question 11

A eukaryotic cell that is involved in producing a lot of protein would have an extensive network of

Accepted Answer

A)  rough endoplasmic reticulum. 
B)  smooth endoplasmic reticulum. 
C)  chloroplasts. 
D)  mitochondria.

Question 12

Large sheets of brownish organisms are attached to the seafloor and waving in the surf.These photosynthetic organisms do not have any vascular tissue and do not live on land.These are probably ________ in the kingdom ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ferns; Plantae 
B)  brown algae; Protista 
C)  green algae; Plantae 
D)  bryophytes; Protista

Question 13

As Charlotte snorkels near the shoreline,she notices large masses of something green swaying with the surf.She suspects this to be a large plant in the ocean.She collects a sample.Upon closer examination,she discovers that there are no vascular structures to absorb and transport water and nutrients throughout the organism,but there are chloroplasts present in the cells.This organism most likely belongs to kingdom

Accepted Answer

A)  Fungi. 
B)  Plantae. 
C)  Animalia. 
D)  Protista.

Question 14

There are two broad categories within kingdom Protista.The ________ are motile and heterotrophic.The algae are photosynthetic and may or may not be motile.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Fungi often form mutualistic relationships with plants.These mutualistic relationships are typically characterized by benefits to

Accepted Answer

A)  only the plant. 
B)  only the fungus. 
C)  both the plant and the fungus. 
D)  a third species nearby, but neither the plant nor the fungus benefits.

Question 16

Pinus sylvestris,Scotch Pine,is native to Europe and Asia.Most Americans refer to them as "Christmas trees." This species of tree grows from the naked seeds produced on cones and released about 22-24 months after pollination.This tree is an example of a ________ from kingdom ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  gymnosperm; Fungi 
B)  gymnosperm; Plantae 
C)  angiosperm; Fungi 
D)  angiosperm; Plantae

Question 17

Pignoli are pine nuts that have lent themselves to culinary uses as far back as the Roman Empire.Pignoli are naked seeds harvested from the scales of the cones produced by the Italian Stone Pine tree.The Italian Stone Pine and other pine nut-producing trees are ________ from kingdom Plantae.

Accepted Answer

A)  gymnosperms 
B)  angiosperms 
C)  bryophytes 
D)  cycads

Question 18

Fungi are similar to animals in that they store surplus food energy in the form of ________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Yeasts provide leavening in bread by metabolizing the starches and sugars present in flour.Carbon dioxide bubbles are produced when the ________ present in yeast cells use(s)the sugars for cellular respiration to produce energy for the cell.

Accepted Answer

A)  chloroplasts 
B)  Golgi body 
C)  mitochondria 
D)  endoplasmic reticulum

Question 20

What is distinctive about how the members of kingdom Protista are grouped together? How is this different from the way other eukaryotic kingdoms are composed?

Accepted Answer

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Exam 16: Plants, Fungi, and Protists