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Protists and Fungi

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The amoeba moves and acquires food using a false foot called a _________.

a)

Cilia

b)

flagella

c)

psuedopod

2.

Protists that are heterotrophs are ______________.

a)

fungus-like

b)

animal-like

c)

plant-like

3.

Some protists move using a stringy tail-like appendage called a ____________________.

a)

hyphae

b)

cilia

c)

flagella

d)

pseudopod

4.

Some protist have tiny hairs called _________ to help them move.

a)

Cilia

b)

flagella

c)

psuedopod

5.

Protists that are autotrophs are ______________.

a)

fungus-like

b)

animal-like

c)

plant-like

6.

Most protists are

a)

unicellular

b)

multicellular

7.

What are the branching tubes fungi use to absorb food called?

a)

hyphae

b)

amoeba

c)

algae

d)

pseudopod

8.

Euglena, amoeba, paramecium: all one-celled protists.


How does the paramecium move through its environment?

a)

pseudopod

b)

flagella

c)

cilia

d)

fins

9.

Amoeba uses a false foot, otherwise known as a _______________ for locomotion and obtaining energy.

a)

cilia

b)

flagellum

c)

parapodia

d)

pseudopod

10.

The image shows several protists. Different protists use varied methods to move through a water environment. What external structure does the protist labeled C use for locomotion?

a)

cilia

b)

flagella

c)

pseudopod

d)

cytoplasm

11.

A euglena contains chloroplasts, which allows it to make its own food through photosynthesis. A paramecium obtains its energy by absorbing other organisms.How is a euglena different from a paramecium?

a)

Euglena is an autoroph and a paramecium is a heterotroph

b)

Paramecium uses a flagella to move and a euglena use cilia to move

c)

Euglena is a hetertroph and a paramecium an autotroph

d)

Paramecium uses cilia to move and a euglena uses a pseudopod

12.

Use the following description to answer the question.

-Obtains its energy from decaying organic matter

-An example are mushrooms

-Are decomposers


Which way of fungi obtaining energy is described above?

a)

symbiotic

b)

photosynthesis

c)

saprophytic

d)

parasitic

13.

Use the following description to answer the question.

-Obtains its energy from a living host

-An example is ringworm

-Harms its host

Which way of fungi obtaining energy is described above?

a)

symbiotic

b)

photosynthetic

c)

saprophytic

d)

parasitic

14.

Use the following description to answer the question.

-Obtains its energy from a living host

-An example is lichen

-Doesn't harm its host, benefits it

Which way of fungi obtaining energy is described above?

a)

symbiotic

b)

photosynthetic

c)

saprophytic

d)

parasitic

15.

The image above shows a euglena under a microscope. The euglena is green because it contains chloroplasts which allows it to perform photosynthesis to make its own food.


Since the euglena makes its own food it can be referred to as what?

a)

animal-like

b)

plant-like

c)

fungus-like

d)

bacteria-like

16.

Which of the following refers to a mass or collection of hyphae that fungi use to obtain resources for energy?

a)

hyphae

b)

mycelium

c)

cap

d)

gills

17.

Fungi lack a root system. Instead they have long fibrous strands to obtain water and nutrients.


Which of the following terms are these strands referred to as?

a)

mycelium

b)

saprophytic

c)

roots

d)

hyphae

18.
Which are examples of fungi?
a)
mold
b)
yeast
c)
mushrooms
d)
all of the above
19.
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.
20.
What part of a fungus is described as long, thread-like structures that absorb nutrients?
a)
roots
b)
fruit body
c)
hyphae
d)
spores
21.
What part of a fungus is used for reproduction?
a)
spores
b)
flagellum
c)
cilia
d)
hyphae
22.
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
23.
What are some bad effects of fungi?
a)
Athletes Foot
b)
Ringworm
c)
Mushroom's produce deadly poison
d)
All of the above
24.
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
25.
A collective mass of hyphae are referred to as ____________
a)
parasitic
b)
fruiting
c)
mycelium
d)
spores
26.
Mold is classified into which of the following kingdoms?
a)
plantae
b)
fungi
c)
protista
d)
bacteria
27.
__________ are fungi that produce the gas that makes bread rise.
a)
mushrooms
b)
athlete's foot
c)
blue cheese
d)
yeast
28.
This Protists moves by way of small hairlike structures known as cilia. 
a)
Amoeba
b)
Euglena
c)
Paramecium 
d)
Volvox
29.
How does this protist move? (Amoeba) 
a)
Flagellum
b)
Cilia 
c)
Pseudopods
30.
Which protist has an eyespot?
a)
Amoeba
b)
Volvox
c)
Euglena 
d)
Paramecium 
31.
A pseudopod literally means...
a)
small hair
b)
long tail
c)
no nucleus
d)
false foot
32.
animal-like protists are called _______
a)
protozoa
b)
algae
c)
slime molds
d)
phytoplankton
33.
This is an example of a(n)
a)
amoeba
b)
paramecium
c)
euglena
d)
fungus
34.
Which describes a win-win situation for the host and fungus?
a)
saprophytic
b)
parasitic
c)
symbiotic
35.
Which fungi get their energy from feeding on and harming a host?
a)
saprophytic
b)
parasitic
c)
symbiotic
36.

Which is NOT a type of protist?

a)

Animal-like (protozoan)

b)

Plant-like (algae)

c)

Fungus-like

d)

Bacteria-like

37.

Protozoans are the __________ protists.

a)

Animal-like

b)

Plant-like

c)

Fungus-like

d)

Bacteria-like

38.

Which is NOT a way that all protists are similar?

a)

Live in wet/moist environments

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Use spores to reproduce

d)

None of the above

39.

Protozoans are mobile.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Which is NOT a method of movement for protists?

a)

Tails

b)

Flagella

c)

Cilia

d)

Pseudopod

41.

A sudden rapid population growth of algae is called a(n) _______.

a)

Algae bloom

b)

Population growth

c)

Pond scum

d)

Population explosion

42.

Algae blooms are due to an increase in _______.

a)

Sunlight

b)

Water

c)

Nutrients

d)

Oxygen

43.

What is the name of the structure in MUSHROOMS that produces spores?

a)

Gills

b)

Cap

c)

Stalk

d)

Sporangia

44.

Fungi can get their food by ___________.

a)

Decomposing

b)

Absorbing it

c)

Forming symbiotic relationships

d)

All of the above

45.

The symbiotic relationship between a fungus and an algae is called ______.

a)

Lichen

b)

Mychorrizae

c)

Algae

d)

Symbiosis

46.

Process in which dead organic matter is broken down and the nutrients are released into the soil

a)

Disease

b)

Eutrophication

c)

Decomposition

d)

Melting

47.

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

a)

Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Mountain

d)

Pond

48.

Which type of pathogen is single-celled and cannot be classified as an animal, plant, or fungi?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Viruses

c)

Fungi

d)

Protists

49.

Fungi are __________.

a)

Eukaryotes

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Consumers

d)

All of the above

50.
Athlete's foot is an example of this pathogen
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Fungus
d)
Protozoan
51.
 Fungi have chlorophyll and can make their own food.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
All mushrooms are safe to eat.
a)
True
b)
False
53.
 Some protists are used in everyday products.
a)
True
b)
False
54.

How are Fungi classified?

a)

How they get their energy

b)

How they reproduce

c)

Their sizes

d)

How they move

55.
Yeast is in the ______ fungi category.
a)
Sac
b)
Mold
c)
incomplete
d)
club
56.
Puffball mushrooms are in the category...
a)
Sac fungi
b)
Club fungi
c)
incomplete fungi
d)
Mold
57.
Earth star, puffball and jelly fungi are examples of
a)
club fungi
b)
sac fungi
c)
zygote fungi
d)
mold fungi
58.
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
59.
Fungi were originally classified as plants but later they were classified separately.  Which of the following characteristics of fungi separates them from plants?
a)
They reproduce asexually.
b)
They are able to grow in dry conditions.
c)
They are unable to make their own food.
d)
They can move from one place to another.
60.
Mold is an example of
a)
club fungi
b)
sac fungi
c)
zygote fungi
d)
mold fungi

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