
Protists Characteristics Quiz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Protists are a diverse group of organisms. If a scientist wanted to quickly define what makes protists unique, which of the following would be the most accurate description?
They are prokaryotes that lack a nucleus, just like bacteria.
They are eukaryotes that do not belong to the plant, animal, or fungi kingdoms.
They are always multicellular and live only on land.
They are viruses that infect living organisms.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
You are examining a drop of pond water under the microscope and notice a green, single-celled organism that appears to be moving but is also filled with chloroplasts. Which best describes this organism?
A plant-like protist capable of photosynthesis
A bacteria because of its simple structure
A fungi-like protist that decomposes matter
An animal-like protist that consumes food particles
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NGSS.MS-LS1-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following examples belong to the group of plant-like protists?
Amoeba, Paramecium, Plasmodium
Euglena, Volvox, Diatoms
Water molds, Slime molds, Rusts
Flagella, Cilia, Pseudopodia
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
If all plant-like protists were removed from the ocean, what would be the most immediate impact on aquatic ecosystems?
Fish would have an increase in food supply.
Oxygen levels and primary production would drop dramatically.
Decomposition rates would increase.
Populations of fungi-like protists would double.
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NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS1-6
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A scientist notices a colony of small, spherical, green protists that move together as one unit. These organisms are most likely:
Amoeba
Volvox
Plasmodium
Water molds
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Animal-like protists are often grouped together under what common name?
Algae
Protozoans
Slime molds
Dinoflagellates
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which characteristic do all animal-like protists share, regardless of how they move?
They make their own food using chlorophyll.
They absorb nutrients from decaying matter.
They are heterotrophic and must ingest food like animals.
They form hyphae like fungi.
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