The Eukaryotic Cell

Mitochondria evolved by endosymbiosis of an _________________ and plastids evolved by endosymbiosis of a _____________________

• aerobic prokaryote / photosynthetic cyanobacterium

• photosynthetic cyanobacterium / aerobic prokaryote

A thin, crescent-shaped organism with a single flagellum originating from a basal body and which folds back laterally across the cell would most likely be a member of the genus

• A) Trypanosoma.

• B) Glossina.

• C) Entamoeba.

• D) Gambiense.

Which algae are MOST closely related to plants?

• A) red algae

• B) green algae

• C) brown algae

• D) euglenoids

Which of the following is NOT a member of the Eukarya?

• A) protists

• B) fungi

• C) viruses

• D) red algae

The DNA in chloroplasts and mitochondria of eukaryotic cells is derived from Bacteria.

• True

• False

All ciliates have cilia at some point during their life cycle, and some use the cilia not just for movement but also to direct food as well.

• True

• False

The amoebozoa use what structures for movement and feeding?

• A) threadlike pseudopodia

• B) cilia

• C) flagella

• D) lobe-shaped pseudopodia

Plasmodium vivax, that causes Malaria, reproduces only asexually

• True

• False

A geologist going through a sediment core is likely to find remnants of ancient calcium carbonate containing ________ and silica containing ________.

• foraminifera / diatoms

• diatoms / foraminifera