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Prokaryotes and Protista

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which protist group is parasitic, flagellated, had modified mito, and can cause Giardia.

a)

Parabasilids

b)

Diatoms

c)

Alveolates

d)

Diplimonads

2.

Flagella, can switch between heterotrophic and autotrophic nutrition, trypanasoma (African sleeping sickness).

a)

Euglenazoans

b)

Radiolarians

c)

Ciliates

d)

Brown Algae

3.

Seaweeds and kelp. Multicellular and autotrophic.

a)

Diatoms

b)

Alveolates

c)

Ciliates

d)

Brown Algae

4.

Glassy cell walls made of silica, used as an abrasive, filter, and for flea control.

a)

Ciliates

b)

Diatoms

c)

Brown Algae

d)

Euglenozoans

5.

Phytoplankton, red tide, zooxanthellae

a)

Dinoflagellates

b)

Alveolates

c)

Ciliates

d)

Foramiferans

6.

What is the symbiont that lives within Coral and provides the coral with food?

a)

Amoeba

b)

Parmecium

c)

Zooxanthellae

d)

Apicomplexans

7.

Primary endosymbiosis created

a)

Red and Green Alga

b)

Prokaryotes

c)

Lots of types of Protists

8.

Organisms that make their own organic molecules from inorganic molecules without the aid of sunlight (like at hydrothermal vents).

a)

Chemoautotroph

b)

Chemoheterotroph

c)

Photoautotroph

9.

The loop of DNA in a prokaryote that is in addition to their chromosome. It is like an "extra added bonus."

a)

Pilus

b)

Endospore

c)

Capsule

d)

Plasmid

10.

A protective structure inside of Prokaryotes that allows them to survive harsh environments.

a)

Endospore

b)

Pilus

c)

Capsule

d)

Flagellum

11.

Unlike archaen and eukaryote cell walls, bacterial cell walls contain a substance called

a)

cellulose

b)

peptidoglycan

c)

glycogen

d)

proteinoid

12.

The use of prokaryotes and other organisms to clean up pollution is called

a)

bioremediation

b)

biocomposting

c)

nitrogen fixation

d)

decomposition

13.

Cyanobacteria

a)

are the only prokaryotes with plantlike oxygen-generating photosynthesis

b)

are eukaryotes and are the earliest type of algae.

c)

are chemoautotrophs

d)

are photosynthetic archae

14.

________________ are toxic proteins secreted by pathogenic bacteria, whereas ________________ are components of the outer membrane of gram-negative pathogens.

a)

Endotoxins...phosphotoxins

b)

Endotoxins...botulinum toxins

c)

Toxozymes...endotoxins

d)

exotoxins...endotoxins

15.

With the use of a sex pilus, two bacteria can exchange DNA during

a)

Transduction

b)

Transformation

c)

Conjugation

16.

Prokaryotes that are adapted to very salty environments are called

a)

thermophiles

b)

thermophobes

c)

halophiles

d)

halophobes

17.

Curved bacterial cells that are shaped like commas are called

a)

vibrios

b)

bacilli

c)

diplobacilli

d)

cocci

18.

Intestinal gas is evidence of active _______________ in one's digestive tract.

a)

thermophiles

b)

methanogens

c)

halophiles

d)

yeast cultures

19.

Based on their shape, these bacteria are

a)

coccus

b)

spirilla

c)

vibrio

d)

bacillus

20.

Compared to an average eukaryotic cell, prokaryotes are

a)

Way Way Larger

b)

Way Way Smaller

c)

About the same

21.

An amoeba moves by using

a)

psuedopods

b)

cilia

c)

flagella