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The Simplest Eukaryotes - Protists and Fungi

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a characteristic of all protists?

a)

Unicellular

b)

Heterotroph

c)

Eukaryote

d)

Multicellular

2.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of fungi?

a)

Heterotroph

b)

Autotroph

c)

Reproduce with spores

d)

Eukaryotes

3.

The strongest evidence for the endosymbiotic origin of eukaryotic organelles is the similarity between extant prokaryotes and which of the following?

a)

nuclei and chloroplasts

b)

mitochondria and chloroplasts

c)

cilia and mitochondria

d)

mitochondria and nuclei

4.

According to the endosymbiotic theory of the origin of eukaryotic cells, how did mitochondria originate?

a)

from infoldings of the plasma membrane, coupled with mutations of genes for proteins in energy-transfer reactions

b)

from engulfed, originally free-living aerobic prokaryotes

c)

by secondary endosymbiosis

d)

from the nuclear envelope folding outward and forming mitochondrial membranes

5.

Which of these protists group contains species that produce potent toxins that can contaminate shellfish, and poison humans?

a)

red algae

b)

dinoflagellates

c)

diplomonads

d)

euglenids

6.

What are the ecological importances of red and green algae?

a)

They can be processed into food products.

b)

They provide shelter for marine life.

c)

They can be processed into cosmetic products.

d)

All of the above.

7.

Which of the following do all fungi have in common?

a)

Most fungi undergone meiosis in basidia.

b)

Most fungal hyphae has a single nucleus.

c)

Most fungi has symbioses relationship with algae.

d)

Most fungi absorp of nutrients through hyphae.

8.

Lichens are symbiotic associations of fungi and

a)

mosses.

b)

cyanobacteria.

c)

insect

d)

unicellular protists

9.

In both lichens and mycorrhizae, what does the fungal partner provide to its photosynthetic partner?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

fixed nitrogen

c)

antibiotics

d)

water and minerals

10.

This fungi group contains the mushrooms, shelf fungi, and puffballs.

a)

Zygomycota

b)

Ascomycota

c)

Basidiomycota

d)

Glomeromycota