Question 1

The aboveground portion of a mushroom is termed a basidiocarp. What is the function of the basidiocarp?

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A)   trapping insects for food
B)   reproduction
C)   photosynthesis
D)   collecting water
E)   attracting an opposite mating strainF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

List the five eukaryotic supergroups and indicate the types of organisms that belong in each.

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Question 3

Protists are no longer classified as a kingdom because DNA evidence suggests they did not evolve from a single common ancestor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which pair is mismatched?

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A)   sporangium-bread mold
B)   ascocarp-shelf fungi
C)   basidium-club fungi
D)   conidia-sac fungi
E)   flagellated reproductive cells-chytridsF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

Each filament in a mycelium is known as

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A)   a zygosporangium.
B)   a conidium.
C)   an ascospore.
D)   a basidiospore.
E)   a hypha.F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

A chain of asexual spores produced by a sac fungus is called

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A)   a mycelium.
B)   a conidia.
C)   an ascospore.
D)   a basidiospore.
E)   a hypha.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

You dig up a large mass of fungal filaments. Upon close examination, you find cross-walls composed on chitin. Which of the following describes what you dug up?

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A)   a mycelium with septate sporangium
B)   a sporangium with nonseptate sporangium
C)   a mycelium with septate hyphae
D)   hyphae with nonseptate mycelium
E)   an ascocarp with nonseptate hyphaeF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

Which organisms exist as a diploid, multinucleated cytoplasmic mass?

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A)   sporozoa
B)   dinoflagellates
C)   slime molds
D)   diatoms
E)   ciliatesF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

The idea that mitochondria may have resulted when a nucleated cell engulfed aerobic bacteria is known as the

Accepted Answer

A)   chemiosmotic theory.
B)   endosymbiotic hypothesis.
C)   Lyon hypothesis.
D)   theory of evolution by means of acquired characteristics.
E)   theory of acquisition of organelles.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 10

Chytrids and mushrooms are examples of organisms that belong to the kingdom

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A)   Archaea.
B)   Protists.
C)   Fungi.
D)   Plantae.
E)   Animalia.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

An example of a filamentous green alga is

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A)   Ulva.
B)   Chlamydomonas.
C)   Volvox.
D)   Spirogyra.
E)   Fucus.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

To be classified as a protist, an organism must be eukaryotic and comprised of a single cell.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What structure forms when Rhizopus reproduces sexually?

Accepted Answer

A)   an ascocarp
B)   a basidium
C)   mycorrhizae
D)   a zygospore
E)   a lichenF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

Diatoms have elaborate shells made of

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A)   carbon.
B)   magnesium.
C)   plastic.
D)   silica.
E)   cellulose.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

Dinoflagellates are classified in supergroup

Accepted Answer

A)   Archaeplastids.
B)   SAR.
C)   Opisthokonts.
D)   Excavates.
E)   Amoebozoans.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Spirogyra practice a type of sexual exchange called

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A)   budding.
B)   aggregation.
C)   fruiting body.
D)   conjugation.
E)   gametogenesis.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Exam 29: Protists and Fungi

You dig up a large mass of fungal filaments. Upon close examination, you find cross-walls composed on chitin. Which of the following describes what you dug up?

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What structure forms when Rhizopus reproduces sexually?

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An example of a filamentous green alga is

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Which pair is mismatched?

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To be classified as a protist, an organism must be eukaryotic and comprised of a single cell.

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Dinoflagellates are classified in supergroup

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List the five eukaryotic supergroups and indicate the types of organisms that belong in each.

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Archaeplastids: land plants as well as g...
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Spirogyra practice a type of sexual exchange called

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Diatoms have elaborate shells made of

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The idea that mitochondria may have resulted when a nucleated cell engulfed aerobic bacteria is known as the

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Protists are no longer classified as a kingdom because DNA evidence suggests they did not evolve from a single common ancestor.

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The aboveground portion of a mushroom is termed a basidiocarp. What is the function of the basidiocarp?

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Which organisms exist as a diploid, multinucleated cytoplasmic mass?

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Chytrids and mushrooms are examples of organisms that belong to the kingdom

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Each filament in a mycelium is known as

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A chain of asexual spores produced by a sac fungus is called

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You dig up a large mass of fungal filaments. Upon close examination, you find cross-walls composed on chitin. Which of the following describes what you dug up?

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What structure forms when Rhizopus reproduces sexually?

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An example of a filamentous green alga is

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Which pair is mismatched?

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To be classified as a protist, an organism must be eukaryotic and comprised of a single cell.

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Dinoflagellates are classified in supergroup

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List the five eukaryotic supergroups and indicate the types of organisms that belong in each.

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Spirogyra practice a type of sexual exchange called

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The idea that mitochondria may have resulted when a nucleated cell engulfed aerobic bacteria is known as the

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Protists are no longer classified as a kingdom because DNA evidence suggests they did not evolve from a single common ancestor.

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The aboveground portion of a mushroom is termed a basidiocarp. What is the function of the basidiocarp?

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Which organisms exist as a diploid, multinucleated cytoplasmic mass?

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