Question 1

The above-ground portion of a mushroom is termed basidiocarp,which specializes in

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A)   securing food for the organism.
B)   reproduction.
C)   producing food for humans.
D)   disintegration.
E)   parasitizing other organisms.F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

When two mating strains of hyphae merge,the fungal cells

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A)   are just another form of haploid cells.
B)   are just another name for diploid cells.
C)   contain two haploid nuclei.
D)   are non-septate plasmodial masses with many nuclei and no cell partitioning.
E)   are potential symbionts that can join with algae to form lichens.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

In time,bread becomes stale and grows mold on the exposed surfaces.Why does mold not begin growing inside the bread loaf?

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A)   Mold can grow only on dry surfaces.
B)   Only molds at the surface of the bread can get oxygen to respire.
C)   Mold actually begins from anywhere inside but produces colored spores only at the surface.
D)   There is an antibiotic antagonism between the bread mold and the internal yeasts that made the bread rise.
E)   The bread was sterilized when it was baked and thereafter mold spores settle only on the outside of the cooled bread.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 4

List the 6 Eukaryotic Supergroups and indicate the types of organisms that belong in each.

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Question 5

A member of the green algae is

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A)   Amoeba proteus.
B)   Plasmodium vivax.
C)   Chlamydomonas.
D)   Penicillium.
E)   Paramecium.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

The cell wall of diatoms is embedded with

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

Question 7

Which includes the parasites that cause African sleeping sickness?

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

Question 8

At one time,biologists thought that fungi were merely forms of plants that had lost their chlorophyll and had returned to saprotrophy to gain food.Why is this no longer considered a solid theory?

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A)   Fungal cell walls contain chitin rather than cellulose.
B)   Fungi attack and engulf food for internal digestion.
C)   Fungi have flagella at some stage, providing mobility that plants never have.
D)   Plants are multicellular and fungi are unicellular or multinucleated noncellular plasmodia.
E)   Plants store glycogen while fungi store starch.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

The most important human parasite among the sporozoa is ____,the causative agent of malaria.

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A)   Plasmodium vivax
B)   trypanosome
C)   Amoeba proteus
D)   Chlamydomonas
E)   Paramecium caudatumF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

Which is NOT part of the correct description of a protozoan?

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A)   heterotrophic
B)   multicellular
C)   usually motile
D)   have usual eukaryotic organelles
E)   produce cystsF) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 11

The ____ algae are thought to be closely related to the first plants because they share most of the characteristics of plants.

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A)   brown
B)   red
C)   green
D)   white
E)   pinkF) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

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) All of the above

Question 13

Which is grouped with the algae?

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

Question 14

In the black bread mold

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A)   conjugation between hyphal cells occurs.
B)   binary fission produces haploid spores.
C)   spores are used in both the sexual and asexual portions of the life cycle.
D)   a diploid zygote enlarges to form a sporangium.
E)   spores are only produced by sexual reproduction.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Single-celled eukaryotes belong to the kingdom

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A)   Prokaryotae.
B)   Protista.
C)   Archaea.
D)   Plantae.
E)   Animalia.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 16

A pellicle,either rigid or flexible,could be found in

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A)   diatoms.
B)   brown and red algae.
C)   dinoflagellates.
D)   green algae.
E)   euglenoids.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

A unicellular alga that has both plant-like photosynthesis and animal-like motility is a(n)

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A)   diatom.
B)   dinoflagellate.
C)   euglenoid.
D)   zooflagellate.
E)   red algae.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

Which features set members of protist apart from the rest of the kingdoms?

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A)   unicellular and microscopic
B)   multicellular and microscopic
C)   photosynthetic and unicellular
D)   heterotrophic and multicellular
E)   none of these features set the protists apart from the rest of the kingdomsF) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 19

Which of the following organisms does not lead to a fungal disease?

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A)   Candida albicans
B)   Dermatophytes
C)   Systemic mycoses
D)   Coccidioides immitis
E)   Trypanosoma bruceiF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

Crustose,fruticose and foliose obtain their nutrients from photosynthetic cells contained within their middle layer.These are varieties of

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A)   rusts and smuts.
B)   mushrooms.
C)   yeasts.
D)   lichens.
E)   mycorrhizae.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Exam 29: Protists and Fungi

A unicellular alga that has both plant-like photosynthesis and animal-like motility is a(n)

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An example of a filamentous green alga is

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In the black bread mold

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Which is NOT part of the correct description of a protozoan?

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The above-ground portion of a mushroom is termed basidiocarp,which specializes in

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At one time,biologists thought that fungi were merely forms of plants that had lost their chlorophyll and had returned to saprotrophy to gain food.Why is this no longer considered a solid theory?

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A member of the green algae is

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When two mating strains of hyphae merge,the fungal cells

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The most important human parasite among the sporozoa is ____,the causative agent of malaria.

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Which is grouped with the algae?

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Which features set members of protist apart from the rest of the kingdoms?

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In time,bread becomes stale and grows mold on the exposed surfaces.Why does mold not begin growing inside the bread loaf?

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Single-celled eukaryotes belong to the kingdom

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Which of the following organisms does not lead to a fungal disease?

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Which includes the parasites that cause African sleeping sickness?

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The cell wall of diatoms is embedded with

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List the 6 Eukaryotic Supergroups and indicate the types of organisms that belong in each.

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The ____ algae are thought to be closely related to the first plants because they share most of the characteristics of plants.

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