Biology II: MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW #51-75

The population of small, photosynthetic organisms found near the surface of the ocean is called

• euglenoids

• zooplankton

• phytoplankton

• diatoms

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

An example of a multicellular green alga is

• Ulva

• Chlamydomonas

• Volvox

• kelp

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What characteristic of green plants is shared by green algae?

• cell wall composition

• similar chloroplast structure and pigmentation

• the use of starch for food storage

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Red algae lack

• nuclei

• flagella

• gametes

• chlorophyll

The multicellular algae most likely to be observed at great depths are the

• brown algae

• red algae

• green algae

• diatoms

Most funguslike protists get nutrients by

• photosynthesis

• living as an animal parasite

• absorbing them from dead or decaying matter

• none of the above

When the amoebalike cells of plasmodial slime molds fuse, they form a structure with many nuclei called a(n)

• plasmodium

• sporangium

• spore

• endospore

Protists that break down organic material include the

• funguslike protists

• protozoans

• algae

• none of the above

The destruction of the Irish potato crop in the mid-1800s was caused by a

• cellular slime mold

• plasmodial slime mold

• dinoflagellate

• downy mildew

Which organism would most likely be present in a water sample collected during a red tide?

• Amoeba

• Euglena

• dinoflagelltes

• diatoms