Principles of Biology II with Lab Module 1 Lecture Quiz

Which protista causes malaria?

• Plasmodium

• Tuberculosis

• Chlamydia

• Trypanosomes

Spirogyra is an example of ___ algae.

• golden

• green

• red

• brown

Paramecium belong to which group of protists?

• Euglenoids

• Amoeboids

• Diatoms

• Ciliates

What organism has a characteristic eye spot?

• Euglena

• Amoeba

• Dinoflagellate

• Ulva

What general feature is necessary to consider an organism a microbe?

• small enough that a microscope is required to see them

• heterotrophic

• use aerobic respiration for metabolism

• multicellular

• sexual reproduction

Protist reproduction

• is neither sexual nor asexual.

• is asexual only.

• is mostly asexual, with sexual as a second option.

• is sexual only.

• is mostly sexual, with asexual as a second option.

Which of the following genus of green algae are colonial?

• Ulva

• Spirogyra

• Chlamydomonas

• Volvox

Which statement is NOT true about cyanobacteria?

• They can combine with fungi to form lichens.

• Some release sulfur during photosynthesis.

• They can colonize rocks.

• They are eukaryotic.

Which includes the parasites that cause African sleeping sickness?

• zooflagellates

• diatoms

• sporozoa

• slime molds

• ciliates

Which type of prokaryotes are able to live in the most extreme environments?

• heterotrophic

• aerobic bacteria

• cyanobacteria

• anaerobic bacteria

• archaea