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(Exam 4) - Chapter 29: Protists and Fungi

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Single-celled eukaryotes are

a)

protists

b)

archaea

c)

land plants

d)

animals

2.

Which features set most of the members of protista apart from the rest of the kingdoms?

a)

unicellular and microscopic

b)

multicellular and microscopic

c)

photosynthetic and unicellular

d)

None of the answer choices is correct

3.

The ____ algae are thought to be closely related to the first plants because they share most of the characteristics of plants.

a)

brown

b)

red

c)

green

d)

pink

4.

Members of which genus of algae are found in ponds and have chloroplasts that are arranged in a spiral?

a)

Spirogyra

b)

Euglena

c)

Chlamydomonas

d)

Volvox

5.

Which is an example of an alga?

a)

amoebae

b)

slime molds

c)

diatoms

d)

ciliates

6.

Which protist is NOT correctly linked to the type of movement it shows?

a)

amoeboids-pseudopodia

b)

ciliates-cilia

c)

Euglena-pseudopod

d)

Paramecium-cilia

7.

Which of the following organisms move about by means of pseudopodia?

a)

trypanosome

b)

amoeba proteus

c)

chlamydomonas

d)

paramecium caudatum

8.

The kingdom ____ are characterized by having filaments called hyphae that are used to absorb nutrients.

a)

archaea

b)

protista

c)

fungi

d)

animalia

e)

plantae

9.

Molds (except slime and water molds) and mushrooms belong to the kingdom

a)

protists

b)

fungi

c)

plantae

d)

animalia

10.

An organism that will feed on dead plants, animals, and microbes are called

a)

autotrophic

b)

heterotrophic

c)

saprotrophs

d)

parasitic

11.

____ are organisms that break down dead organic matter in order to absorb the nutrient molecules.

a)

eukaryotes

b)

parasites

c)

saprotrophs

d)

heterotrophs

12.

____ are mostly saprotrophic decomposers that assist in recycling of nutrients in ecosystems.

a)

algae

b)

fungi

c)

protozoans

d)

ciliates

13.

In what way are fungi like heterotrophic bacteria?

a)

They both produce gametes.

b)

They are both heterotrophic and play an important role in ecosystems.

c)

They both have cell walls of the same material.

d)

They are both photosynthetic and thus are producers.

e)

They are both eukaryotic.

14.

At one time, biologists thought that fungi were merely forms of plants that had lost their chlorophyll and had returned to saprotrophy to gain food. Why is this no longer considered a solid theory?

a)

Fungal cell walls contain chitin rather than cellulose.

b)

Fungi attack and engulf food for internal digestion.

c)

Fungi have flagella at some stage, providing mobility that plants never have.

d)

Plants are multicellular and fungi are unicellular or multinucleated noncellular plasmodia.

e)

Plants store glycogen, while fungi store starch.

15.

Fungi are NOT photosynthetic because they lack

a)

xylem

b)

cell walls

c)

chloroplasts

d)

cell membrane

16.

A chain of asexual spores produced by a sac fungus is called

a)

a mycelium

b)

a conidia

c)

a ascospore

d)

a basidiospore

17.

The mycelium is a mesh of filaments, each of which is called

a)

a conidium

b)

an ascospore

c)

a basidiospore

d)

a hypha

18.

When the cap of an average gilled mushroom is cut off and shaken, a cloud of powdery material is released. The material released are

a)

mycelia

b)

sporangia

c)

hyphae

d)

spores

e)

seeds

19.

Amoebae

a)

have pseudopodia

b)

have a nucleus

c)

are heterotrophic

d)

all of the above

e)

only 1 and 3 are true

20.

Diatoms

a)

are unicellular algae will glassy cell walls

b)

have pseudopodia

c)

are excavates

d)

all the above

e)

only 1 and 2 are true

21.

Euglena

a)

is an excavate

b)

is a chromalveolate

c)

has an eyespot

d)

all of the above

22.

Lichens

a)

are a symbiotic relationship between alga and fungus

b)

thrive in areas of high pollution

c)

cause the flavors in blue cheese

d)

are important when making bread