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Test 1 Botany Algae and Vocabulary

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Dwarf Male" is found in

a)

Volvox

b)

Oedogonium

c)

Ectocarpus

d)

Polysiphonia

2.

Unilocular and Pleurilocular Sporangia are found in

a)

Ectocarpus

b)

Polysiphonia

c)

Volvox

d)

Chara

3.

Which one of the following is a "Red Algae"?

a)

Ectocarpus

b)

Volvox

c)

Chara

d)

Polysiphonia

4.

Which one of the following is a "Brown Algae"?

a)

Volvox

b)

Vaucheria

c)

Ectocarpus

d)

Oedogonium

5.

"Gongrosira stage is found in

a)

Volvox

b)

Vaucheria

c)

Ectocarpus

d)

Chara

6.

"Cap Cells " are characteristic feature of

a)

Oedogonium

b)

Chara

c)

Volvox

d)

Polysiphonia

7.

Mode of Nutrition in Algae is

a)

Heterotrophic

b)

Autotrophic

c)

Both Autotrophic and Heterotrophic

d)

None

8.

What determines the color of algae?

a)

Temperature

b)

Acidity of water

c)

Pigments

d)

Air Pollutants

9.

Tetrasporophyte and Carpospores are found in

a)

Oedogonium

b)

Volvox

c)

Chara

d)

Polysiphonia

10.

"Coenobium" is colony of

a)

Oedogonium

b)

Volvox

c)

Chara

d)

Chlorella

11.

How tall can algae grow in 24 hours?

a)

Variety of different heights

b)

twice the size

c)

does not grow

d)

grows 1 foot

12.

Why is algae not a plant?

a)

It does not have roots.

b)

It floats.

c)

It does not have roots and it floats.

13.

What kind of algae is made into biofuel?

a)

Brown algae

b)

Red algae

c)

Green algae

14.

True or false? Red tide is another name for discolored water.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Where are dead zones most commonly found?

a)

United States

b)

Canada

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

16.

What was the first type of algae that was discovered?

a)

Red algae

b)

Brown algae

c)

Green algae

17.

True or false? All algae grow at the same rate.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What caused the Gulf of Mexico's Dead Zone?

a)

over-fishing

b)

a lot of trash flowed there

c)

excess nutrients from farm fertilizer

d)

a nuclear test was done there during WW2

19.

What is carbon sequestration?

a)

the process of adding carbon

b)

the process of removing carbon

20.

True or false? Algae is in a lot of baby food.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What are sea vegetables?

a)

lettuce that looks like algae

b)

edible algae

c)

carrots and beets that grow underwater

22.

If you are swimming in the ocean, how can you tell good algae from bad algae?

a)

Bad algae is usually brown or red.

b)

Bad algae is larger.

c)

Bad algae smells terrible.

d)

You cannot really tell as a swimmer.

23.

True or false? We should try to control and limit the population of all algae.

a)

True-Algae is causing dead zones!

b)

False-A lot of pure algae is a necessary food source for fish and humans.

24.

Is kelp a type of algae?

a)

Yes

b)

No

25.

Is seaweed a type of algae?

a)

Yes

b)

No

26.

Which group of algae has been reclassified as cyanobacteria?

a)

dinoflagellates

b)

green

c)

red

d)

blue-green

27.

What determines the color of algae?

a)

Temperature

b)

Acidity of water

c)

Pigments

d)

Air Pollutants

28.

Mode of Nutrition in Algae is

a)

Heterotrophic

b)

Autotrophic

c)

Both Autotrophic and Heterotrophic

d)

None

29.

If you are swimming in the ocean, how can you tell good algae from bad algae?

a)

Bad algae is usually brown or red.

b)

Bad algae is larger.

c)

Bad algae smells terrible.

d)

You cannot really tell as a swimmer.

30.

Isogamous condition with non-flagellated gametes is found in:

a)

Spirogyra

b)

Volvox

c)

Fucus

d)

Chlamydomonas

31.

The plant body is thalloid in:

a)

Funaria

b)

Sphagnum

c)

Salvinia

d)

Marchantia

32.

Which one of the following is wrongly matched?

a)

Nostoc-Water blooms

b)

Spirogyra-Motile gametes

c)

Sargassum-Chlorophyll c

d)

Basidiomycetes-Puffballs

33.

Which of the following is responsible for peat formation?

a)

Marchantia

b)

Riccia

c)

Funaria

d)

Sphagnum

34.

Male gametes are flagellated in:

a)

Anabaena

b)

Ectocarpus

c)

Spirogyra

d)

Polysiphonia

35.

Which one of the following statements is wrong?

a)

Agar-agar is obtained from Gelidium and Gracilaria

b)

Chlorella and Spirulina are used as space food

c)

Mannitol is stored food in Rhodophyceae

d)

Algin and carrageen are products of algae

36.

An example of colonial alga is:

a)

Volvox

b)

Ulothrix

c)

Spirogyra

d)

Chlorella

37.

Fusion of two motile gametes which are dissimilar in size is termed as

a)

oogamy

b)

isogamy

c)

anisogamy

d)

zoogamy

38.

Holdfast, stipe, and frond constitutes the plant body in case of

a)

Rhodophyceae

b)

Chlorophyceae

c)

Phaeophyceae

d)

All of these

39.

Floridean starch is found in

a)

red algae

b)

brown algae

c)

green algae

d)

blue-green algae

40.

Agar-Agar is produced from

a)

blue-green algae

b)

red algae

c)

brown algae

d)

green algae

41.

A multicellular green algae is

a)

Chondrus

b)

Laminaria

c)

Chlamydomonas

d)

Ulva

42.

Fucoxanthin is found in

a)

red algae

b)

brown algae

c)

green algae

d)

blue-green algae

43.

Kelp is a kind of

a)

an aquatic plant

b)

a moss

c)

an algae

d)

a fungus

44.

Both chlorophyll a and b are present in

a)

Rhodophyceae

b)

Phaeophyceae

c)

Chlorophyceae

d)

None of these

45.

Which gas do algae release into the atmosphere as a byproduct of photosynthesis?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

d)

helium

46.

Algae can be used to make biofuels due to its high ______ content.

a)

lipid

b)

protein

c)

chlorophyll

d)

cholesterol

47.

What is a scientist who studies algae called?

a)

alganist

b)

phycologist

c)

physicist

d)

psycologist

48.

What percentage of the world's oxygen is produced by algae?

a)

25%

b)

78%

c)

35%

d)

50%

49.

Chlorophyll, carotenoids, phycocyanin, and phycoerythrin are all examples of pigments that help algae do what?

a)

capture sunlight for photosynthesis

b)

communicate with other algae

c)

avoid being eaten in the ocean

d)

glow in the dark

50.

Algae are photoautotrophs. What does that mean?

a)

algae love to get their photos taken

b)

algae are afraid of light

c)

algae make their own food using sunlight

d)

algae must consume organisms that make their own food

51.

What type of organism is algae?

a)

plant

b)

animal

c)

protist

d)

fungi

52.

Below are physicochemical parameters related to algal research, except?

a)

pH

b)

Salinity

c)

Temperature

d)

Dissolved oxygen

e)

Artificial

53.

Algae grow in mudflat area.

a)

Epiphytic

b)

Epizoic

c)

Epilithic

d)

Epipelic

54.

Algae grow in sandy area.

a)

Epiphytic

b)

Epizoic

c)

Epilithic

d)

Epipsamonic

55.

Algae grow on mangrove roots.

a)

Epiphytic

b)

Epizoic

c)

Epilithic

d)

Epipsamonic

56.

Algae grow on oyster shells.

a)

Epiphytic

b)

Epizoic

c)

Epilithic

d)

Epipsamonic

57.

Algae grow on pebbles.

a)

Epiphytic

b)

Corticolous

c)

Epilithic

d)

Epipsamonic

58.

Algae grow on tree bark.

a)

Epiphytic

b)

Corticolous

c)

Epilithic

d)

Epipsamonic

59.

What color is Phylum Chlorophyta

a)

sand algae

b)

red algae

c)

Green algae

d)

Brown algae

60.

What color is Phylum Phaephyta

a)

sand algae

b)

red algae

c)

Green algae

d)

Brown algae

61.

Which is one is NOT a green algae (Phylum Chlorophyta)

a)

Spirogyra

b)

Desmid

c)

Chlorella

d)

Diatoms

62.

Which is the most complex green algae?

a)

Diatoms

b)

Spirogyra

c)

Desmid

d)

Chlorella

63.

Why is diatoms the most important form of algae?

a)

They cause red tides

b)

They make glass

c)

They produce most of our oxygen supply

d)

They make sand

64.

What can show that an algae is protist and not a plant?

a)

It's a thickening agent

b)

It is an autotroph

c)

It lives in water

d)

It is green

65.

A sessile colony...

a)

stay in one place

b)

moves around

c)

stays in one place (holdfast)

d)

stays in one place but moves if they are out of food

66.

What part of an amoeba is listed below has a possibilty of exploding with water?

a)

cell wall

b)

contractile vacuole

c)

pellicle

d)

nucleus

67.

What is chloroplasts made of?

a)

plastic

b)

chlorine

c)

chlorophyll

d)

algae

68.

The formal name for seaweed; multicellular algae

a)

seagrass

b)

thallaus

c)

macroalgae

d)

microalgae

69.

the root-like portion of the seaweed

a)

thallus

b)

pneumatocyst

c)

stipe

d)

holdfast

e)

blades

70.

pneomatocysts

a)

root-like structure of seaweeds

b)

leaf-like structure of seaweeds

c)

stem-like structure of seaweeds

d)

gas-filled bladders that sometimes keep their blades close to the sea surface

71.

Which of the following phytoplankton are able to move using flagella?

a)

Dinoflagellate

b)

Diatoms

c)

Coccolithophores

d)

Cyanobacteria

72.

How are seaweed classified or sorted in to groups?

a)

By their pigment

b)

By their length

c)

By the water they are found in

d)

By their toxins

73.

Which seaweed can withstand the least amount of light and can grow the deepest?

a)

red

b)

brown

c)

green

d)

blue

74.

Which type of algae has red pigment?

a)

Chlorophyta

b)

Phaeophyta

c)

Rhodophyta

d)

Merophyta

75.

Which type of Algae has green pigments?

a)

Chlorophyta

b)

Phaeophyta

c)

Rhodophyta

d)

Merophyta

76.

Whyich type of algae has brown/yellow pigments?

a)

Chlorophyta

b)

Phaeophyta

c)

Rhodophyta

d)

Merophyta

77.

Why is phytoplankton/seaweed/kelp important to humans?

a)

food

b)

byproducts are used in food

c)

skeltons are fossil fuel - oil and gas

d)

process CO2 and create O2

e)

All of the above

78.

Which products contains seaweed?

a)

cosmetics

b)

dairy products - icecream, processed cheeses, yogurts

c)

fertilizers

d)

toothpaste, shampoos, etc.

e)

All of these

79.

green pigment

a)

fucoxanthin

b)

chlorophyll

c)

carotenoids

d)

phycoblins

80.

brown pigment

a)

fucoxanthin

b)

chlorophyll

c)

carotenoids

d)

phycoblins

81.

red pigment

a)

fucoxanthin

b)

chlorophyll

c)

carotenoids

d)

phycoblins

82.
What are Plankton?
a)
They are small plants and animals.
b)
They are any plants or animals that drift with the currents of the ocean.
c)
They are only microscopic animals.
d)
They are only microscopic plants.
83.
SOMBER
a)
briefly
b)
marking off; different
c)
gloomily dark
d)
uninterrupted
84.
BABBLE
a)
gloomily dark
b)
to utter sounds or words indistinctly
c)
impart; make known
d)
frenzied
85.
COMMUNICATE
a)
impart; make known
b)
settlement of an agreement
c)
moving; adaptable
d)
reciprocal; with respect to the other
86.
COMPLEX
a)
composed of many parts
b)
to wrongly guide
c)
impart; make known
d)
reciprocal; with respect to the other
87.
MOMENTARILY
a)
to wrongly guide
b)
mutual
c)
marking off; different
d)
briefly
88.

TANTALIZED

a)

settlement of an agreement

b)

to torment with something desired but out of reach

c)

berserk

d)

marking off; different

89.

DISTINCTION

a)

uninterrupted

b)

moving; adaptable

c)

marking off; different

d)

to wrongly guide

90.
DEDUCTION
a)
subtraction
b)
mutual
c)
mobile
d)
babble
91.
MUTUAL
a)
frenzied
b)
reciprocal; with respect to the other
c)
gloomily dark
d)
subtraction
92.
MOBILE
a)
moving; adaptable
b)
to wrongly guide
c)
gloomily dark
d)
uninterrupted
93.
ROUTINES
a)
composed of many parts
b)
settlement of an agreement
c)
procedures
d)
subtraction
94.
BERSERK
a)
procedure
b)
for a moment; briefly
c)
impart; make known
d)
frenzied
95.
CONTINUOUSLY
a)
uninterrupted
b)
interrupted
c)
deducting
d)
inducting
96.
COMPROMISE
a)
uninterrupted
b)
settlement of an agreement
c)
disagreement of settlement
d)
frenzied
97.

INTERACT

a)

subtraction

b)

to act on one another

c)

to torment with something desired but out of reach

d)

reciprocal; with respect to the other

98.
MISLEAD
a)
briefly
b)
to correctly guide
c)
to wrongly guide
d)
babble
99.
RECIPROCAL
a)
mutual; with respect to the other
b)
to utter sounds or words indistinctly
c)
briefly
d)
berserk
100.
FRENZIED
a)
composed of many parts
b)
gloomily dark
c)
to correctly guide
d)
berserk

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