AP Biology Protist Quiz Chapter 28

Protists are a diverse group of organiss that includes the following:

• Plants

• algae

• protozoans

• fungi

• algae and protozoans

What is the function of the cilia?

• Movement
• Eating
• Reproduction
• Storage for genetic material

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What is the function of the contractile vacuole?

• Mouth
• Pumps out water
• Exchange of genetic material
• All other genetic funtions

Most protistans are _________________.

• autotrophic

• heterotrophic

• unicellular

• prokaryotic

What is the name for an organism that can produce its own food?

• heterotroph
• autotroph
• amoeba
• eukaryotic

What is the name of an organism that cannot produce its own food and must get it from another source?

• prokaryotic
• eukaryotic
• autotroph
• heterotroph

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How are protists different than bacteria?

• Protists are eukaryotic and bacteria are prokaryotic
• Protists are prokaryotic and bacteria are eukaryotic
• There is no difference; protists and bacteria are the same thing
• Protists are always unicellular and bacteria are always multicellular

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Which of the following is true ALL organisms in the protist kingdom?

• They are multicellular
• They live in moist environments
• They move using cilia
• They move using flagella

Which of the following is the best model for cilia?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Like animals, animal-like protists are

• autotrophs

• unicellular

• heterotrophs