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Protists and Fungi

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 2hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Reproduction without the use of sex cells is called what? 
a)
Sexual Repoduction
b)
Asexual Reporduction
2.
Fission, budding, and regeneration are all examples of what kind of reproduction? 
a)
Asexual Reproduction 
b)
Sexual Reproduction 
3.
How does this protist move? 
a)
Pseudopods 
b)
Cilia 
c)
Flagellum
4.
How does this protist move? 
a)
Flagellum
b)
Cilia 
c)
Pseudopods
5.
A protist that can not make its own food is called what? 
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph 
6.
A protist that can make its own food is called what? 
a)
Heterotroph
b)
Autotroph
7.
How are protist classified? 
a)
How the eat
b)
How they reproduce 
c)
Where they live
d)
How they move
8.
What type of cells are protists?
a)
Prokaryotic 
b)
Eukaryoitc 
9.
How are protists different than bacteria?
a)
Protists are eukaryotic and bacteria are prokaryotic
b)
Protists are prokaryotic and bacteria are eukaryotic
c)
There is no difference; protists and bacteria are the same thing
d)
Protists are always unicellular and bacteria are always multicellular
10.
Which of the following is true ALL organisms in the protist kingdom?
a)
They are multicellular
b)
They live in moist environments
c)
They move using cilia
d)
They move using flagella
11.
What is the name of the structure shown in the model?
a)
cilia
b)
flagella
c)
amoeba
d)
pseudopod 
12.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the cilia?
a)
to sweep food into the paramecium's "mouth"
b)
to allow the paramecium to move
c)
to secrete poison to kill predators
d)
to trap food
13.
Which of the following is the best model for cilia?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
A pseudopod literally means...
a)
small hair
b)
long tail
c)
no nucleus
d)
false foot
15.

Amoeba move with _______________________.

a)

cilia

b)

flagella

c)

pseudopodia

16.

A multicellular plant-like protist that provide almost 1/2 of the oxygen on earth is called ______________________.

a)

Amoeba

b)

Algae

c)

slime mold

17.

Protists are ______________________________.

a)

unicellular

b)

multicellular

c)

either unicellular or multicellular

18.

Plant-like euglena have an eyespot that allows them to ______________________________.

a)

see their prey and eat it.

b)

sense light to photosynthesize.

19.

Another name for animal-like protists is ______________________.

a)

Euglena

b)

Protozoan

c)

Organelle

20.

Protists classified by how they obtain energy are:

a)

Cilia, Flagella, and Pseudopod

b)

Fungi-like, Plant-like, and Animal-like

c)

Photosynthesis, Mitochondria, Cytoplasm

21.

The jelly-like fluid inside a cell that holds organelles (moves in amoeba to project the pseudopod).

a)

Cilia

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Euglena

22.

The three classification structures of locomotion:

a)

Pseudopod, flagella, cilia

b)

Plant, mitochondria, heterotroph

c)

Heterotroph, autotroph, consumer

23.

A eukaryotic cell is ____________________.

a)

Complex with membrane-bound organelles and a nucleus.

b)

Simple cell with no nucleus.

24.

If you wanted to find a colony of protists, where might you look?

a)

Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Mountain

d)

Pond

25.

What might happen if a protist was missing its flagellum?

a)

It wouldn't be able to digest food.

b)

It wouldn't be able to move.

c)

It wouldn't be able to reproduce.

d)

It wouldn't be able to breathe.

26.

Hermit crabs live in shells made and then abandoned by snails. This relationship neither helps nor harms the snail.

a)

Symbiosis

b)

Mutualism

c)

Parasitism

27.

What type of protist is this?

a)

Paramecium

b)

Amoeba

c)

Volvox

d)

Euglena

28.

What type of protist is this?

a)

Paramecium

b)

Amoeba

c)

Volvox

d)

Euglena

29.
Fine hairs that allow protist to move is called what? 
a)
Pseudopods 
b)
Euglena 
c)
Flagella 
d)
Cilia 
30.

What is a flagellum?

a)

small hair-like structures

b)

the protists national flag

c)

a long whip-like tail

d)

"false-feet"

31.
Plant-like protists are called ________
a)
algae
b)
slime molds
c)
protozoa
d)
zooplankton
32.
fungus-like protists are called _________
a)
algae
b)
slime molds
c)
protozoa
d)
euglena
33.
This is the most diverse group of organisms.
a)
Animals
b)
Bacteria
c)
Plants
d)
Protists
34.
These are protists capable of photosynthesis.
a)
Algae
b)
Protozoa
c)
Sporozoans
35.
Algae are all a greenish color.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Phytoplankton produce much of the worlds oxygen.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
What is the nickname for Kingdom Protista?
a)
"Kingdom of Everything"
b)
"Junk Drawer Kingdom"
c)
"Crazy Kingdom"
d)
"Kingdom of Nonsense"
38.
Why is Kingdom Protista known as the "Junk Drawer Kingdom?"
a)
The kingdom contains a wide variety of organisms.
b)
Protists are more unusual than organisms in other kingdoms.
c)
The kingdom contains organisms that do not meet the characteristics of living things.
d)
Protists are prokaryotic, but also multicellular.
39.
"Protozoan" means ______________ and is another name for __________________ - like protists.
a)
"First Animals" ; Animal
b)
"First Plants" ; Plant
c)
"First Fungi" ; Fungi
40.
"Algae" is a general term used to describe _____________ - like protists.
a)
Plant
b)
Fungi
c)
Animal
d)
Bacteria
41.
Which of the following would be examples of fungi-like protists?
a)
Slime Molds & Water Molds
b)
Euglena & Algae
c)
Amoeba & Paramecium
d)
Stentor & Diatoms
42.
Which are examples of fungi?
a)
mold
b)
yeast
c)
mushrooms
d)
all of the above
43.
Fungi are like animals because...
a)
they all reproduce sexually.
b)
they get their food from other organisms.
c)
they can move from one place to another.
d)
They are not like animals.
44.
What part of a fungus is described as long, thread-like structures that absorb nutrients?
a)
roots
b)
fruit body
c)
hyphae
d)
spores
45.
What part of a fungus is used for reproduction?
a)
spores
b)
flagellum
c)
cilia
d)
hyphae
46.
What type of asexual reproduction involves an offspring that grows off it's parent's body and eventually breaks off?
a)
Budding
b)
Pollination
c)
Mycelium
d)
Spores
47.
What are some bad effects of fungi?
a)
Athletes Foot
b)
Ringworm
c)
Mushroom's produce deadly poison
d)
All of the above
48.
What vocabulary word describes the breaking off of dead things and recycling it's nutrients through the food chain?
a)
Symbiosis
b)
Decomposing
c)
Budding
d)
Mycelium
49.
How can humans benefit from fungi?
a)
 Eats the bacteria in their yards.
b)
Makes pretty flower-like structures.
c)
Used dish soaps
d)
Used in antibiotics
50.
A collective mass of hyphae are referred to as ____________
a)
parasitic
b)
fruiting
c)
mycelium
d)
spores
51.
Mold is classified into which of the following kingdoms?
a)
plantae
b)
fungi
c)
protista
d)
bacteria
52.
All of the following are examples of fungi except one.  Which of the following is NOT a type of fungus?
a)
yeast
b)
mold
c)
mushroom
d)
algae
53.
__________ are fungi that produce the gas that makes bread rise.
a)
mushrooms
b)
athlete's foot
c)
blue cheese
d)
yeast
54.
Fungi can be 
a)
decomposers or producers
b)
consumers or producers
c)
consumers or decomposers
d)
none of these
55.
Fungi obtain water and nutrients through hyphae.  What are hyphae?
a)
hair-like structures to gather food in water environments
b)
structures that help fungi to gather light
c)
structures that produce spores
d)
fibrous strands that will grow towards food or water
56.
Any method of reproducing that create offspring identical to the single parent. 
a)
asexual
b)
budding
c)
sexual
d)
sporogenesis
57.
Fungi that feed on and HELP the host.
a)
saprophytic
b)
parasitic
c)
symbiotic
58.
Most Fungi are multicellular organisms. This means they are made of:
a)
one cell
b)
more than one cell
c)
no cells
59.
What term is used for fungi that feed on living organisms but cause harm to the organism?
a)
Saprophytic
b)
Parasitic
c)
Cilia
d)
ymbiotic
60.
What type of tropism response to gravity?
a)
Hydrotropism
b)
Phototropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Gravitropism
61.
 A stimulus is ___________
a)
a change in an organisms surroundings that causes a reaction
b)
 process in which organisms grow larger.
c)
a reaction to a change in surroundings
d)
the result of sexual reproduction.
62.

_____ are threadlike tubes in fungi.

a)

Heterotrophs

b)

Hyphae

c)

Spores

d)

Lichens

63.

Fungi obtain energy

a)

Directly from the sun

b)

From inorganic (unnatural) materials in their environment

c)

By absorbing organic (natural) materials

d)

From nuclear fusion

64.

Fungi

a)

Do not contain chlorophyll

b)

Do not produce their own food

c)

Have cell walls that contain chitin

d)

All of these

65.

Fungi are like plants in many ways except fungi

a)

Do not have cellulose

b)

Do not grow upward out of the soil

c)

Cannot make their own food

d)

Do not have eukaryotic cells

66.

Fungi are _____, which means they cannot make their own food.

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Carnivores

d)

Omnivores

67.

Which is not true about fungi?

a)

All are consumers

b)

All are multicellular

c)

Are eukaryotic

d)

Can be useful to humans

68.

What is it called when fungi grow towards light?

a)

Gravitropism

b)

Phototropism

c)

Hydrotropism

d)

Thigmotropism

69.

What part of plants would we compare hyphae to?

a)

Roots

b)

Stem

c)

Leaves

d)

Seed

70.
What is an example of a fungus?
a)
moss
b)
mold
c)
bryophyte
d)
protist
71.
What do you call fungi that absorb nutrients from living organisms? 
a)
saprobe
b)
parasite
c)
decomposer
72.
Fungi usually like dry and bright places to grow
a)
true 
b)
false
73.
Which is an example of a disease caused by fungi
a)
Diphtheria
b)
The Common Cold
c)
Strep Throat
d)
Athlete's Foot
74.

This is the type of fungus that lives off living organisms without hurting them to obtain energy.

a)

parasitic

b)

paramecium

c)

saprophytic

d)

symbiotic

75.

This is the type of fungus that lives off of living organisms and hurts them to obtain energy.

a)

parasitic

b)

paramecium

c)

saprphytic

d)

symbiotic

76.
Fungi get their food by
a)
eating bugs
b)
absorbing sunlight
c)
releasing chemicals that breakdown organic matter and absorb the nutrients
d)
through animal waste and decaying wood
77.
Fungi cells walls are made of a material called ____.
a)
cellulose
b)
fibers
c)
hyphae
d)
chitin
78.
Yeast is in the ______ fungi category.
a)
Sac
b)
Mold
c)
incomplete
d)
club
79.
Puffball mushrooms are in the category...
a)
Sac fungi
b)
Club fungi
c)
incomplete fungi
d)
Mold
80.
Lichens are a _______ relationship between _____ and a fungus.
a)
commenalistic; animal
b)
mutualistic; plant
c)
parasitistic; fungus
d)
mutualistic; root
81.
Mycorrhizae are a fungus that have a ______ relationship with a ______.
a)
commenalistic; arthropod
b)
mutualistic; root
c)
mutualistic; tree
d)
parasitistic; animal
82.
The best environment for fungi is...
a)
Cool and damp
b)
Warm and dry
c)
Cool and dry
d)
Warm and moist
83.
What are some examples of food made by fungi
a)
Bread
b)
Cheese
c)
Mushrooms
d)
All of the above
84.
Fungi can be bad when it.....
a)
destroys property and food
b)
causes disease
c)
becomes poisonous
d)
All of the answers
85.
lichens help determine
a)
scenery
b)
weather patterns
c)
air pollution
d)
direction
86.
Ascomycota is......
a)
sac
b)
club
c)
threadlike
d)
imperfect
87.
bread mold is........
a)
sac
b)
club
c)
threadlike
d)
imperfect
88.
Ascomycota is......
a)
sac
b)
club
c)
threadlike
d)
imperfect
89.
truffels
a)
sac
b)
club
c)
threadlike
d)
imperfect
90.
dutch elm disease.........
a)
sac
b)
club
c)
threadlike
d)
imperfect
91.
dutch elm disease.........
a)
sac
b)
club
c)
threadlike
d)
imperfect
92.
largest group
a)
sac
b)
club
c)
threadlike
d)
imperfect
93.
lichens are which two organisms living together
a)
truffles and fungus
b)
morels and ergot
c)
sac fungi and alga
d)
fungus and alga
94.
puffball
a)
sac
b)
club
c)
threadlike
d)
imperfect
95.
mycology is the study of
a)
bacteria
b)
protists
c)
fungi
d)
plants
96.
Fungi produce spores in
a)
Hyphae
b)
Orange peels
c)
Fruiting bodies
d)
Sigotrophs
97.
Like bacteria, fungi play an important role in breaking down the 
a)
bodies of bugs
b)
bodies of dead organisms
c)
animal waste
d)
bacteria
98.
An antibiotic made from a species of thread-like fungus.
a)
lichen
b)
mold
c)
penicillin
d)
asprin
99.
A kind of fungi that usually grows on food products
a)
Mold
b)
Yeast
c)
Mushrooms
d)
Mildew
100.
Mushrooms are one type of fungi
a)
True
b)
False
101.
A small offspring organism forms as part of the yeast cell and eventually breaks off and becomes a separate organism
a)
Budding
b)
Spores
c)
Sexual Reproduction
d)
None of these
102.
Fungi are usually...
a)
Multicellular
b)
Unicellular
103.
Fungi obtain water and nutrients through hyphae.  What are hyphae?
a)
Hair-like structures to gather food in water environments
b)
Structures that help fungi to gather light.
c)
Structures that produce spores.
d)
Fibrous strands that will grow toward food or water.
104.
Mold is an example of
a)
club fungi
b)
sac fungi
c)
zygote fungi
d)
mold fungi
105.
Yeasts, mildews and morels are examples of
a)
club fungi
b)
sac fungi
c)
zygote fungi
d)
mold fungi
106.
Earth star, puffball and jelly fungi are examples of
a)
club fungi
b)
sac fungi
c)
zygote fungi
d)
mold fungi
107.
Lichens are a _______ relationship between _____ and a fungus.
a)
commenalistic; animal
b)
symbiotic; algae
c)
parasitistic; fungus
d)
symbiotic; plant root
108.
Athlete's foot would be considered
a)
commensalistic
b)
mutualistic
c)
parasitic
109.
Fungi that feed on and HELP the host.
a)
saprophytic
b)
parasitic
c)
symbiotic
110.
The top of the mushroom is called the
a)
hyphae
b)
fruiting body
c)
mycelium

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