Chapter 7: Viruses, Bacteria, Protists, and Fungi

Conjugation is a form of

• respiration
• producing energy
• sexual reproduction
• asexual reproduction

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To survive in unfavorable conditions, some bacteria form

• hyphae
• vaccines
• cytoplasm
• endospores

Which of the following is not a characteristic of an active virus?

• multiplies quickly
• has an outer coat made of proteins
• uses energy to grow
• destroys its host cell

In order to multiply, a virus must

• conjugate with another virus
• invade a host cell
• manufacture extra food
• remain hidden

Which of the following is a characteristic of all protists?

• unicellular
• heterotroph
• eukaryote
• multicellular

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of fungi?

• heterotroph
• makes its own food
• reproduces with spores
• eukaryotes

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Unlike other algae, euglenoids

• can be heterotrophs under certain conditions
• can make their own food
• can move from place to place
• do not have pigments

Funguslike protists are able to 

• make their own food
• move at some point in their lives
• capture food with pseudopods
• live in dry environments

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A type of unicellular plantlike protist with glasslike cell walls is a 

• water mold
• ciliate
• green algae
• diatom

Bacteria that break down large chemicals in dead organisms into small chemicals are called

• decomposers
• active
• hidden
• fruiting bodies