Protists Quiz

Which supergroup includes red algae, green algae, and land plants?

• Diplomonads

• Archaeplastida

• Stramenopiles

• Amoebozoans

What is the name of the supergroup that includes animals, fungi, and some protists?

• Unikonta

• Excavata

• Rhizarians

• Alveolates

What is the color of red algae?

• Blue

• Green

• Red

• Yellow

Which group of green algae is most closely related to plants?

• Charophytes

• Chlorophytes

• Diatoms

• Golden algae

What is the main pigment responsible for the green color in green algae?

• Phycoerythrin

• Chlorophyll a

• Chlorophyll b

• Phycobilins

Which group of protists likely evolved through secondary endosymbiosis?

• Dinoflagellates

• Ciliates

• Forams

• Radiolarians

What is the name of the vestigial nucleus found in chlorarachniophytes?

• Nucleomorph

• Nucleus

• Nucleolus

• Nucleoplasm

Which group of protists have lobe- or tube-shaped pseudopodia?

• Diplomonads

• Parabasalids

• Euglenozoans

• Amoebozoans

What is the name of the supergroup that includes diatoms, golden algae, and brown algae?

• Excavata

• Stramenopiles

• Rhizarians

• Alveolates

Which group of protists is characterized by the presence of a pellicle and a flagellum?

• Diatoms

• Golden algae

• Brown algae

• Dinoflagellates