Protists and Fungi Quiz

What are three main structures that protists use move?

• pseudopods, flagella, cilia

• Pseudopods, paramecium, euglena

• parasite, flagella, cilia

• flagella, cilia, amoeba

_______________________ are hair-like projections that beat with a wave-like motion to move an organism.

• pseudopod

• flagellum

• cilia

_______________________ is a temporary bulge of cytoplasm used for feeding and movement in some protozoans.

• pseudopods

• flagellum

• cilia

______________________________ is (are) a long, whip-like structure that helps a cell to move.

• pseudopods

• flagellum

• cilia

The mass of many-celled, threadlike tubes that produces enzymes and makes up the body of a fungus is called ______________________

• hyphae

• mycelium

• roots

• fibers

The branching, threadlike tubes that make up the bodies of multicellular fungi are called ___________________.

• hyphae

• mycelium

• roots

• fibers

Fungi that get food by absorbing dead or decaying tissues are called ______________________ fungi.

• parasitic

• saprophytic

• symbiotic

• autotrophic

Fungi that get food directly from other living things (host) and cause harm to the host are called ______________________ fungi.

• parasitic

• saprophytic

• symbiotic

• autotrophic

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Fungi that get food directly from other living things (host) and do not harm the host (sometimes help the host) are called ______________________ fungi.

• parasitic

• saprophytic

• symbiotic

• autotrophic

How do animal-like protists obtain energy?

• Ingest or absorb food after capturing or trapping it.

• Produce food through photosynthesis.

• Obtain their food by external digestion either as decomposers or as parasites.

• Protists do not need to obtain energy because they are single-celled organisms.

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