Protists and Fungi

A plant-like protist is able to do which of the following in order to obtain its food?

• capture and consume its food

• decompose the food

• use photosynthesis to make its food

• bury its food

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Which of the following structures would an Euglena use for movement?

• a whip-like tail

• hair-like structures

• false foot

• finger-like projections

The organism pictured feeds off other organisms. Which description below is most appropriate for this organism?

• a single celled heterotroph that lives in water

• a single celled autotroph that lives in water

• a single celled heterotroph that lives on land

• a multicellular heterotroph that lives in water

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What does an amoeba use to move and to eat?

• flagellum

• pseudopod

• cilia

• a whip-like tail

Which of the following statements best describes a fungus?

• usually a multicellular, but sometimes a unicellular heterotrophic organism that cannot move from place to place.

• a unicellular heterotrophic organism that can move from place to place

• a multicelluar heterotrophic organism that can move from place to place

• a multicellular or unicellular autotrophic organism that cannot move

Examine the picture and determine which type of fungus is living on and harming this living moth.

• saprophytic

• parasitic

• symbiotic

• autotrophic

Which characteristic of living things is displayed in this series of pictures of a mushroom?

• All living things reproduce.

• All living things grow and develop.

• All living things obtain and use energy.

• All living things respond to stimuli.

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Which of the following statements best describes a protist?

• a single celled organism that lives in water that is unable to move

• a multicellular organism that lives in water that is able to move

• usually a single celled organism that lives on land is able to move

• usually a single celled organism that lives in water and is able to move

Which of the following statements best describes cilia?

• a long whip-like tail

• a finger-like projection

• a large mouth

• small hair-like projections

A fungus' underground hyphae will grow toward which stimulus?

• water

• a food source

• other fungi

• all of the above

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