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WorksheetsBacteria, viruses, fungi and protist review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
A person who comes down with malaria can infer that he or she contracted it from
a)
the bite of a tsetse fly
b)
contaminated water supply
c)
infections with Giardia
d)
the bite of an Anopheles mosquito
2.
Like animals, animal-like protists are
a)
autotrophs
b)
Heterotrophs
c)
unicellular
d)
prokaryotes
3.
Which structure allow sarcodines such as amoebas to move?
a)
cilia
b)
contractile vacuole
c)
flagella
d)
pseudopods
4.
What theory allowed for the first protist to evolve?
a)
endocymbiotic
b)
germ theory
c)
electrostatic theory
d)
cell theory
5.
Which phylum causes the red tide t hat infects shelfish with a toxin?
a)
Bacillariophyta
b)
Chrysophyta
c)
Euglenophyta
d)
{yrrophyta
6.
Viruses are exceptions to the cell theory, but they have some characteristics of living things. What is one of these characteristics
a)
They are made up of many specialized cells
b)
They contain genetic material
c)
They reproduce by mitosis
d)
They contain chlorophyll
7.
What characteristics of plants is shared by green algae?
a)
Photosynthetic pigments
b)
multicellularity
c)
cell wall composition
d)
all of the above
8.
An argument that does NOT support the classification of multi cellular green algae as plants is that multicellular green algae
a)
display alteration of genertation
b)
contain chlorophyll a, which makes them green
c)
have highly specialized tissues
d)
live primarily in water
9.
Where are you likely to find a photoautotroph?
a)
in your refrigerator
b)
near the surfaces of lakes,streams and oceans
c)
in your digestive system
d)
in the darkness of the ocean
10.
Which of the following is algae's most important contribution to humans?
a)
as a photosynthesizer
b)
as a source for medicinal drugs
c)
as a source for industrial cemicals
d)
as a direct food source for humans
11.
In general algal blooms occur when
a)
the weather is stormy
b)
toxins accumulate ins hellfish
c)
nutrients decrease in water
d)
nutrients increase in water
12.
Which of the following is NOT a shared characteristic of protists?
a)
unicellular
b)
heterotroph
c)
prokaryote
d)
multicellular
13.
Protozoans are
a)
animal-like autotrophs
b)
plantlike fungi
c)
fungus like protists
d)
animal -like protists
14.
Mushrooms are classified as
a)
common molds
b)
sac fungi
c)
club fungi
d)
imperfect fungi
15.
Yeasts are known as
a)
club fungi
b)
imperfect fungi
c)
sac fungi
16.
yeasts obtain energy by alcoholic fermentation in the absence of
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
sugar
c)
moisture
d)
oxygen
17.
Which of the following statements about fungi is true?
a)
they deplete the soil of trace elements
b)
they do not affect trace elements
c)
they return trace elements to the soil
d)
they bind trace elements and hold them
18.
The thread like structures that make up the boides of multicellular fungi are called
a)
hyphae
b)
nuclei
c)
mold
d)
cell walls
19.
What do fungi have in common with animals?
a)
they are autotrophs
b)
they are heterotrophs
c)
they have cell walls
d)
they use spores to reproduce
20.
Fungi that decompose dead organisms
a)
can cause serious disease in plants
b)
live in symbiosis with other organisms
c)
return important nutrients to the soil
d)
are often called pioneer organisms
21.
In prokaryotic organisms DNA is found
a)
floating in the cytoplasm
b)
attached to ribosomes
c)
surrounded by nuclear membrane
d)
contained in the vacuole
22.
Which cell structure does a bacterial cell lack?
a)
ribosome
b)
lysosome
c)
cell wall
d)
cytoplasm
23.
A scientist discovers an organism which does not have peptidoglycan in its cell wall, and lives in extreme conditions. Which kingdom does this organism belong to
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Protista
d)
Animalia
24.
How do human diseases caused by bacteria and viruses react to antibiotics
a)
viruses are not affected and bacteria are killed
b)
viruses are affect bacteria are not
c)
both viruses and bacteria are affected by antibiotics
d)
Neither are affected by antibiotics
25.
Why do companies irradiate some fruits and vegetables?
a)
to improve flavors
b)
increase shelf life
c)
speed up ripening
d)
to partially cook the produce
26.
Prokarytic cells contain all of the following except
a)
cell wall
b)
DNA
c)
Nucleus
d)
ribosomes
27.
Some bacteria secrete a substance that is harmful to insects but harmless to humans, scientists have isolated the gene that controls production of this substance. Which of the following is the reason for inserting this gene into corn plants
a)
fewer pesticides will be needed
b)
corn will grow faster
c)
less fertilizer will be needed
d)
the corn will be more nutritious
28.
Which is a use for genetically engineered bacteria
a)
identifiying the remains of an unknown person
b)
developing a DNA fingerprint of blood left at a crime scene
c)
making human insulin for diabetes
d)
producing corn resistant to herbicides
29.
. Which of these does a virus need in order to multiply?
a)
.Chloroplasts from a host cell
b)
A host cell to provide oxygen for the virus
c)
New ADP from a host cell
d)
. A host cell to replicate the virus’s DNA
30.
2. The diagram shows an HIV particle. What is the function of the glycoproteins on the outside of the virus?
a)
To carry genetic material
b)
To propel the virus forward
c)
To
help the virus invade and attach to cells
d)
To protect the HIV particle from antibodies
31.
There are two structures that are characteristic of all viruses: nucleic acid and a capsid. What is the function of the nucleic acid?
a)
The
nucleic acid contains the genetic information needed to bind with a host cell.
b)
The nucleic acid gives the virus the shape
needed to invade a host cell.
c)
The nucleic acid contains the genetic
information needed to reproduce itself
d)
The nucleic acid contains the genetic
information needed to avoid detection.
32.
Which statement is true of all living things?
a)
make their own food
b)
they need carbon dioxide to survive
c)
made of basic units called cells
d)
able to move from place to place
33.
Which require a host cell to reproduce?
a)
blue green algae
b)
viruses
c)
bacteria
d)
fungi
34.
Which of the following are members of kingdom Archaebacteria?
a)
methanogens
b)
staphylococcus
c)
streptococcus
d)
E. Coli
35.
What is one way to identify prokaryotes?
a)
cell shape
b)
method for obtaining energy
c)
by cell shape and arrangement
d)
by cell arrangement
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