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Chapter 21 Protist Diversity

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of cells are protists?

a)

prokaryotes

b)

viruses

c)

eukaryotes

d)

all types of cells

2.

Which of the following is a form that protists can have?

a)

single-celled

b)

multicellular

c)

colony

d)

streptobacillus

e)

staphylococcus

3.

What is the term used for a protist that can switch between making its own food and ingesting food?

a)

Chemoheterotrophic

b)

Mixotrophic

c)

Heterotrophic

d)

Photoautotrophic

4.

When do protists reproduce sexually?

a)

When food is plentiful

b)

When they live in colonies

c)

When environmental conditions are unfavorable

d)

When they are inside another organism

5.

Which of the following protists produce oxygen?

a)

Green algae

b)

Paramecium

c)

Amoeba

d)

Diatoms

6.

Which of the following are types of green algae?

a)

Volvox

b)

Red algae

c)

Diatoms

d)

Euglena

7.

Choose all the possible characteristics of green algae.

a)

contain chlorophyll a and b

b)

cellulose cell wall

c)

not all are green

d)

they move using pseudopods

e)

they are parasitic

8.

Most green algae are multicellular because they can exist in colonies and as filaments.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Volvox live...

a)

...in colonies.

b)

...as filaments.

c)

...as a multicellular organism

d)

...as a single cell

10.

Identify the type of protist in the image.

a)

Volvox

b)

Euglena

c)

Paramecium

d)

amoeba

e)

diatoms

11.

Sushi roll wrappings come from which type of protist?

a)

red algae

b)

brown algae

c)

filamentous green algae

d)

golden brown algae

12.

Red algae is a type of green algae. Why is it red?

a)

Because of its accessory pigments.

b)

Because they have blood vessels.

c)

Because they absorb red light.

d)

Because they live in warm seawater.

13.

Which important product is extracted from red algae?

a)

agar

b)

sugar

c)

red pigments

d)

essential oils

14.

What type of pigments do ALL green algae have? (choose all that apply)

a)

chlorophyll a

b)

chlorophyll b

c)

carotenoids

d)

fucoxanthin

e)

chlorophyll c

15.

Brown algae are also known as

a)

kelps

b)

filamentous algae

c)

golden brown algae

d)

sea plants

16.

What type of pigments do brown algae have? (choose all that apply)

a)

chlorophyll a

b)

chlorophyll b

c)

carotenoids

d)

fucoxanthin

e)

chlorophyll c

17.

Identify the protist in the image above.

a)

green algae

b)

golden brown algae

c)

kelp

d)

multicellular amoeba

18.

Choose all the possible characteristics of diatoms.

a)

planktonic

b)

silica shell

c)

single-celled

d)

move using cilia

e)

parasitic

19.

Identify the protists in the image above.

a)

amoeba

b)

golden brown algae

c)

diatoms

d)

Volvox

e)

Paramecium

20.

Which of the following are found in toothpastes?

a)

diatom shells

b)

algin from brown algae

c)

agar from red algae

d)

pigments from different types of protists

21.

Choose all the possible characteristics of golden brown algae.

a)

have two flagella

b)

many are mixotrophs

c)

single-celled or colonial

d)

move using cilia

e)

only live in freshwater ecosystems

22.

What type of protist causes the phenomenon in the image above?

a)

dinoflagellates

b)

Volvox

c)

blue algae

d)

diatoms

23.

Choose all the possible characteristics of dinoflagellates.

a)

single-celled

b)

photoautotrophic

c)

chlorophyll a and c

d)

some are bioluminescent

e)

only live in freshwater ecosystems

24.

Red tides (shown in image) are caused by which type of protist?

a)

red algae

b)

dinoflagellates

c)

brown algae

d)

red tides are not caused by protists, but by bacteria

25.

Which of the following organisms belong to the ciliates?

a)

Paramecium

b)

Plasmodium

c)

Euglena

d)

amoeba

26.

Identify the protist in the image above.

a)

amoeba

b)

Euglena

c)

diatom

d)

Volvox

e)

Paramecium

27.

Ciliates have two nuclei.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

28.

Choose all the possible characteristics of ciliates.

a)

single-celled

b)

move using cilia

c)

heterotrophic

d)

some are bioluminescent

e)

multicellular

29.

Which of the ciliates nuclei is involved in reproduction?

a)

macronucleus

b)

micronucleus

c)

none of the nuclei are involved in reproduction

d)

both nuclei are involved in reproduction

30.

All apicomplexans are

a)

parasitic

b)

multicellular

c)

free living

d)

colonial

31.

Which disease, caused by a protist, involves a mosquito vector and infected red blood cells?

a)

HIV

b)

malaria

c)

toxoplasmosis

d)

dysentery

e)

chicken pox

32.

What is the function of the contractile vacuole in some protists?

a)

excrete excess water in cell

b)

digest food particles

c)

reproduction

d)

detection of light

33.

Choose all the possible characteristics of euglenids.

a)

single-celled

b)

reproduces asexually only

c)

can be heterotrophic, autotrophic, or mixotrophic

d)

can be seen with the naked eye

e)

move using pseudopods

34.

Identify the protist in the image above.

a)

amoeba

b)

Euglena

c)

green algae

d)

Volvox

e)

Paramecium

35.

Which of the following protists have contractile vacuoles?

a)

euglenids

b)

ciliates

c)

amoeboids

d)

dinoflagellates

e)

apicomplexans

36.

How do amoebas move?

a)

pseudopods

b)

cilia

c)

flagella

d)

they can't move on their own

37.

Choose all the possible characteristics of amoeboids.

a)

heterotrophic

b)

pseudopods

c)

feed by phagocytosis

d)

mixotrophic

e)

macronucleus and micronucleus

38.

Identify the protist in the image above.

a)

amoeba

b)

Euglena

c)

green algae

d)

Volvox

e)

Paramecium

39.

What is the main component of a diatom shell?

a)

agar

b)

peptidoglycan

c)

silica

d)

calcium carbonate

e)

laminarin

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