Protists & Fungi

Examine the picture and determine which description of this organism is most appropriate.

• an amoeba that uses pseudopods to move and capture food

• an Euglena that uses a whip-like tail to move and capture food

• a paramecium that uses cilia to move and capture food

• a parasitic fungus

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A plant-like protist is able to do which of the following in order to obtain its food?

• capture and consume its food

• decompose the food

• use photosynthesis to make its food

• bury its food

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Which of the following structures would an Euglena use for movement?

• a whip-like tail

• hair-like structures

• false foot

• finger-like projections

What is the name of this organism?

• amoeba

• Euglena

• mycelium

• paramecium

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What does this organism use for movement?

• flagella

• pseudopod

• false foot

• cilia

The organism pictured feeds off other organisms. Which description below is most appropriate for this organism?

• a single celled heterotroph that lives in water

• a single celled autotroph that lives in water

• a single celled heterotroph that lives on land

• a multicellular heterotroph that lives in water

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What does an amoeba use to move and to eat?

• flagellum

• pseudopod

• cilia

• a whip-like tail

How does a fungus-like protist get its food?

• It captures and eats other living organisms.

• It feeds on dead and decaying matter.

• It only feeds on water.

• It uses photosynthesis to make its food.

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Which of the following statements best distinguishes a protist from a fungus?

• A protist is a multicellular autotroph while a fungus in a unicellular autotroph.

• A protist is a multicellular heterotroph while a fungus is a multicellular autotroph.

• A protist is a unicellular heterotroph while fungus is a multicellular or or unicellular heterotroph.

• A protist is a unicellular or multicellular autotroph or heterotroph that can move, while a fungus is a unicellular or multicellular heterotroph that cannot move.

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Which of the following statements best describes a fungus?

• usually a multicellular, but sometimes a unicellular heterotrophic organism that cannot move from place to place.

• a unicellular heterotrophic organism that can move from place to place

• a multicelluar heterotrophic organism that can move from place to place

• a multicellular or unicellular autotrophic organism that cannot move