Science Test Chapter 2

1. What characteristic do all algae share?

• They are autotrophs.

• They are multicellular.

How are fungus like protists similar to fungi?

• They are unable to move.

• They use spores to reproduce.

Club fungi are named for

• where they live.

• the appearance of their reproductive structures.

Like animals, animal-like protists are

• autotrophs

• heterotrophs

The spores that funguslike protists produce

• grow into new organisms.

• produce slime on which the protist can move.

A virus’s proteins are important because they

• provide energy for the virus.

• help the virus attach to its host.

Viruses are considered to be nonliving because they

• are smaller than bacteria.

• do not show all the characteristics of life.

Which shape describes some bacterial cells?

• spiral

• robolike

The genetic material of a virus is found in its

• core

• nucleus

What process results in genetically different bacteria?

• conjugation

• respiration