Amoebas and Fungi

Why did the Amoeba Sisters choose the name 'amoebas' for their channel?

• Because they resemble real life amoebas

• Because they love amoebas and other protists

• Because amoebas are easy to draw

• Because they are sisters

What is a characteristic feature of protists?

• They are multicellular organisms

• They have a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles

• They can only be found in water

• They are prokaryotes

How do amoebas move?

• By extending their pseudopods

• By using flagella

• By using cilia

• By splitting through binary fission

Where can protists be found?

• In the air

• In the soil

• In the human body

• In plants

What is the primary source of energy for photosynthetic protists?

• Other protists

• Sunlight

• Inorganic matter

• Other plants

Tags

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Which of the following is an example of a heterotroph protist?

• Amoebas

• Diatoms

• Euglena

• Slime molds

What is a characteristic feature of fungi?

• They require light for photosynthesis

• They have cells walls made of chitin

• They are autotrophs

• They reproduce through binary fission

Where can fungi be found?

• Only in dark and moist areas

• In the air

• In aquatic environments

• On plants

What is a common use of fungi in the food industry?

• Producing antibiotics

• Making bread rise

• Fixing carbon for coral species

• Increasing the surface area of plant roots

What was the first antibiotic discovered from?

• A plant

• A fungus

• An animal

• A protist