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Kingdom Protista

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A plant like protista is

a)

paramecium

b)

slime mold

c)

algae

2.

An animal like protista is

a)

Algae

b)

paramedium

c)

slime mold

3.

A fungi like example of protista is

a)

algae

b)

paramecium

c)

slime mold

4.

Cilia are

a)

false feet that give protista movement

b)

tiny hairs that give protista movement

c)

tails that give the protista movement

5.

Pseudopods are

a)

false feet that give protista movement

b)

tails that give the protista movement

c)

tiny hairs that give protista movement

6.

Tail like movement in protista's come from

a)

cilia

b)

pseudopods

c)

flagella

d)

diatoms

7.

An example of a protista that just floats along is a

a)

euglena

b)

diatoms

c)

amoeba

d)

paramecium

8.
True or False: Kingdom Protista belongs to the Domain Eukarya.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
All protists are __________________________.
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic
c)
Unicellular
d)
Multicellular
10.
There are three main categories of protists:  animal like, plantlike, and _________  like ?
a)
bacteria 
b)
fungus
c)
virus
d)
slime
11.
The image shows a paramecium. What structure is utilized by the paramecium for movement?
a)
Cilia
b)
Flagella
c)
Pseudopods
d)
Pili
12.
What is the function of the flagella, as seen in the diagram of a euglena?
a)
Movement
b)
Detects light
c)
Removes excess water
d)
Photosynthesis
13.
"Algae" is a general term used to describe _____________ - like protists.
a)
Plant
b)
Fungi
c)
Animal
d)
Bacteria
14.
Protists are classified by how they obtain?
a)
Food
b)
Mates
c)
Oxygen
d)
Their habitat
15.

A protist has a true nucleus, so it is a ...

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Cell

c)

Eukaryote

d)

Atom

16.

A protist that can make its own food is considered to be an...

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph

c)

amoeba

d)

mammal

17.

If a protist can't make its own food, it is considered to be a...

a)

autotroph

b)

eukaryote

c)

heterotroph

d)

ciliate

18.
What do all protists have in common?
a)
Their cells have nuclei
b)
They can make their own food through photosynthesis
c)
They live in saltwater environments
d)
They are multicellular
19.

The protist, euglena, is special because of its ability to ....

a)

come in three different shapes: rod, round, or spiral.

b)

move through water with their structure, the pseudopodia.

c)

make their own food or consume other organisms for food.

d)

eat through a oral groove that serves as a mouth.

20.

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.

21.

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.

22.

Organisms in Kingdom Protista mainly live...

a)

Dry Land

b)

Outer Space

c)

Water environments

d)

Extreme environments

23.

 True or False: Kingdom Protista belongs to the Domain Eukarya.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What is the nickname for Kingdom Protista?

a)

"Kingdom of Everything"

b)

"Crazy Kingdom"

c)

"Junk Drawer Kingdom"

d)

"Kingdom of extreme environments"

25.

 Why is Kingdom Protista known as the "Junk Drawer Kingdom?"

a)

The kingdom contains a wide variety of organisms.

b)

The kingdom contains organisms that do not meet the characteristics of living things.

c)

Protists are more unusual than organisms in other kingdoms.

d)

Protists are prokaryotic, but also multicellular.

26.
The amoeba seen in the image engulfs large food particles through which process?
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Osmosis
d)
Diffusion
27.
Which protist organelle, seen in the image of a paramecium, removes excess water from the organism/cell?
a)
Contractile Vacuole
b)
Macronucleus
c)
Cilia
d)
Food Vacuole
28.

Algae protists are important to other living things not only because they make food in photosynthesis, but because they make _______.

a)

oxygen

b)

ammonia

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

sulfur compounds

29.

This organism is

a)

an autotroph

b)

a heterotroph

c)

both an autotroph and a heterotroph

30.

This organism is

a)

an autotroph

b)

a heterotroph

c)

both an autotroph and a heterotroph