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Botany: Protists

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which structures allow sacrodines, such as amoebas, to move?

a)

Cilia

b)

Psuedopods

c)

Flagella

2.

Like animals, animal-like protists are

a)

autotrophs

b)

unicellular

c)

heterotrophs

3.

What animal-like characteristic do euglenoids have?

a)

They have a flagellum.

b)

They can sometimes be heterotrophs.

c)

They are autotrophs.

4.

What characteristic do all algae share?

a)

They are autotrophs.

b)

They live in colonies.

c)

They are unicellular.

5.

How are fungus-like protists similar to fungi?

a)

They do not have cell walls.

b)

They are unable to move.

c)

Most use spores to reproduce.

6.

Animal-like protists are commonly called what?

a)

Sacrodines

b)

Ciliates

c)

Protozoans

7.

What structure collects water and expels it in protists?

a)

Contractile Vacuoles

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Food Vacuoles

8.

Slime molds are one type of?

a)

Animal-like protist

b)

Fungus-like protist

c)

Plant-like protist

9.

What is the purpose of the eyespot on an euglena?

a)

To detect a light source.

b)

To see where the nearest light source is.

c)

To help see where it is going.

10.

What does the flagella do in a euglenoid?

a)

It captures light for photosynthesis.

b)

It controls the daily activities of the euglenoid.

c)

It helps in the movement of the organism.

11.

Protists are divided into which of the following categories? (select all that apply)

a)

Plant-like

b)

Fungi-like

c)

Bacteria-like

d)

Animal-like

e)

Algae-like

12.

What type of protist is pictured?

a)

Euglena

b)

Paramecium

c)

Amoeba

d)

Volvox

13.

What type of protist is pictured?

a)

Euglena

b)

Paramecium

c)

Amoeba

d)

Stentor

14.
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
15.

Amoebas move using _____.

a)

pseudopods

b)

cilia

c)

flagella

16.
A unicellular algae with cell walls filled with silica is called
a)
dinoflagellates
b)
red algae
c)
diatoms
d)
green algae
17.
_________ cause poisonous red tides.
a)
dinoflagellates
b)
diatoms
c)
euglena
d)
rhodophyta
18.
What phylum is green algae placed in? 
a)
phaeophyta
b)
rhodophyta
c)
chrysophyta
d)
chlorophyta
19.
Which type of algae can grow in the deepest water depths?
a)
red algae
b)
brown algae
c)
golden algae
d)
green algae
20.

How do we classify algae??

a)

According to where they live

b)

According to the type of cell they have

c)

According to how they move

d)

According to their color

21.

Protozoa are classified....

a)

According to their color

b)

According to their shape

c)

According to where they live

d)

According to how they move (if they move)

22.
Protists that break down organic material include the
a)
fungus-like protists
b)
animal-like protists
c)
plant-like protists
d)
none of the above
23.
The majority of fungus-like protists get nutrients by
a)
photosynthesis
b)
living as an animal parasite
c)
absorbing them from dead or decaying matter
d)
none of the above
24.
What is the name of an organism that cannot produce its own food and must get it from another source?
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic
c)
autotroph
d)
heterotroph
25.
What is the name for an organism that can produce its own food?
a)
heterotroph
b)
autotroph
c)
amoeba
d)
eukaryotic
26.
Fine hairs that allow protist to move is called what? 
a)
Pseudopods 
b)
Euglena 
c)
Flagella 
d)
Cilia 
27.
Bioluminescent cells with two unequal flagella are called
a)
Diatoms
b)
Dinoflagellates
c)
Spirogyra algae strands
d)
Golden algae
28.
The word "pseudopodia" means
a)
small cell
b)
fake eye
c)
false foot
d)
first animal
29.

Type of vacuole that pumps excess water out of a cell:

a)

Eyespot

b)

Cilia

c)

Flagella

d)

Contractile Vaucole

30.

mouth opening of the paramecium

a)

Eyespot

b)

Flagella

c)

Oral Groove

d)

Cilia

31.
Reproduction without the use of sex cells is called what? 
a)
Sexual Repoduction
b)
Asexual Reporduction
32.
Fission, budding, and regeneration are all examples of what kind of reproduction? 
a)
Asexual Reproduction 
b)
Sexual Reproduction 
33.
There are three main categories of protists:  animal like, plantlike, and _________  like ?
a)
bacteria 
b)
fungus
c)
virus
d)
slime
34.
Malaria is caused by a
a)
protozoan
b)
bacteria
c)
virus
d)
fungus
35.

Describe how the protist, amoeba, gets its food?

a)

The protist paralyzes it's prey with its flagella to adsorb the food.

b)

Uses cilia to sweep food in its oval groove.

c)

The pseudopodia surrounds and engulfs its prey.

d)

The chloroplasts captures energy from sunlight to make food.

36.

Under a microscope, a single-celled eurkaryotic organism contains small-like hairs that beat and help the organism move and sweep food in its mouth. Identify this structure used for locomotion and to sweep food in the organism's mouth.

a)

cilia

b)

flagella

c)

pseudopodia

d)

chloroplast

37.

What is the difference between the two organisms in the photo?

a)

Euglena moves with cilia; amoeba move with pseudopodia.

b)

Euglena can be photosynthetic; ameoba is never photosynthetic.

c)

Euglena is bacterium; amoeba is protista.

d)

Euglena moves with a flagellum; amoeba is unable to move.

38.

According to diagram, which microbes have both a cilia and nucleus?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

39.

According to diagram, which microbe has both a pseudopodia and a nucleus?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

40.
Which protist causes malaria?
a)
plasmodium
b)
anopheles
c)
trypanosoma
d)
chagas
41.
What is the tissue sample of choice for diagnosis of malaria?
a)
Eye scraping
b)
Feces
c)
Blood
d)
bone marrow
42.

The following are ways in which the spread can be prevented

a)

Spraying DDT

b)

Use of insecticide impreganted nets

c)

Medication

d)

All of the above

43.

Sporozoites enter the human through..

a)

Mosquito blood

b)

Mosquito saliva