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WorksheetsBY 121 Final 2023 Pt. 4/4
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the problem with "Protists" from a taxonomic perspective?
a)
Almost all of them cause disease
b)
There are too many of them
c)
They should be classified as microorganisms
d)
They do not have a fossil record, therefore we do not know how they are related to other organisms
e)
They do not have a unique common ancestor, and therefore they are not “natural” group
2.
This is an informal term for plant-like photosynthetic organisms, often found in aquatic habitats, which may be single-celled or multicellular.
a)
algae
b)
archaeplastids
c)
glaucophytes
d)
ciliates
e)
blue-green algae
3.
What is the meaning of the term “endosymbiosis”?
a)
the synthesis of endoplasmic reticulum by protists
b)
When one organism takes up permanent residence inside another
c)
When one organism completely engulfs another
d)
The synthesis of mitochondria from bacteria
e)
The conversion of bacteria to proteins in the cell
4.
These unusual microscopic organisms were a puzzle to early biologists because they are both plant-like (with chloroplasts) and animal-like (with eyespots and flagella, and feeding on bacteria).
a)
green algae
b)
glaucophytes
c)
euglenids
d)
otesaneks
e)
biollantes
5.
These aquatic organisms are free-living single celled individuals that can change shape constantly and engulf prey with the aid of pseudopods, or outgrowths of their plasma membranes.
a)
choanoflagellates
b)
trypanosomas
c)
water molds
d)
amoebas
e)
diplomonads
6.
The Irish Potato Famine and the recent outbreak of Sudden Oak Death are due to a disease caused by
a)
Ulva, a green algae
b)
Phytophthora, a water mold
c)
Entamoeba, an amoeba
d)
E. coli, a bacterium
e)
Pfiesteria, a dinoflagellate
7.
Multicellular brown algae have bodies that are similar in function to plants, with parts resembling roots, stems, and leaves. The leaf-like structures are called
a)
holdfasts
b)
stipes
c)
rhizomes
d)
fronds
e)
bladders
8.
Which of the following does not belong to the group of organisms called “Land Plants”?
a)
mosses
b)
ferns
c)
gymnosperms
d)
angiosperms
e)
lichens.
9.
Of the following, land plants are most closely related to
a)
green algae (including sea lettuce)
b)
brown algae (including seaweed called kelp)
c)
red algae (including nori for sushi)
d)
single-celled Euglena
e)
blue-green algae (cyanobacteria)
10.
What is the name of the group that includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts?
a)
angiosperms
b)
gymnosperms
c)
yeasts
d)
bryophytes
e)
seedless vascular plants.
11.
The first group of land plants to have a vascular system were primitive versions of this type of organisms.
a)
mosses
b)
liverworts
c)
hornworts
d)
ferns
e)
cycads
12.
These are cellular components that strengthen the cell walls of plants, allowing them to grow tall in the terrestrial habitat.
a)
starch and chitin
b)
carotene and anthocyanin
c)
xylem and phloem
d)
DNA and RNA
e)
cellulose and lignin
13.
The oldest types of seed plants alive today are classified as
a)
bryophytes
b)
pines
c)
gymnosperms
d)
angiosperms
e)
seed ferns
14.
Plants that produce “naked seeds” belong in the group called the
a)
Nudiephytes
b)
Angiosperms
c)
Gymnosperms
d)
Bryophytes
e)
Ferns
15.
The seeds of pine trees can be found in protective structures called
a)
rhizomes
b)
cones
c)
fruits
d)
pods
e)
sori
16.
This structure contains a single embryo plus a supply of stored food encased in a protective covering.
a)
seed
b)
fruit
c)
ovary
d)
rhizome
e)
root
17.
The success of angiosperms is probably due to having
a)
relatively short life cycles and rapid growth
b)
specialized reproductive structures
c)
wind and animal pollinators
d)
fruit
e)
all of these features
18.
In botanical terms, a fruit is defined as
a)
a mature seed
b)
produce
c)
a mature ovule
d)
a mature ovary
e)
a vegetable
19.
A flower is a specialized reproductive shoot built out of four types of highly modified _______.
a)
cells
b)
gametes
c)
petals
d)
organic chemicals
e)
leaves
20.
If an organism is terrestrial, where would you expect to find it living?
a)
in freshwater habitats
b)
in the sea
c)
on land
d)
exclusively in mud
e)
in woody tissue
21.
Flowering plants and their pollinators have interacted for many millions of years, and over time both have changed and diversified due to the pressure they imposed on each other. This type of interaction is an example of
a)
the food chain
b)
the benefits of plants for humans
c)
plant physiology
d)
adaptive radiation
e)
coevolution
22.
Fungi are
a)
always multicellular
b)
primitive plants
c)
primarily parasitic
d)
heterotrophs
e)
all of the these
23.
Most fungi feed by
a)
releasing spores
b)
extracellular digestion and absorption
c)
converting carbon dioxide to sugar
d)
internal digestion in fruiting bodies
e)
symbiosis with bacteria
24.
In contrast to plants and protists, fungi have the following polysaccharide in their cell walls:
a)
lignin
b)
cellulose
c)
mannitol
d)
dikaryon
e)
chitin
25.
Many fungi live on dead organisms or parts of organisms, such as fallen leaves, and return much of the nutrients to the soil. Such fungi are said to be
a)
parasites
b)
decomposers
c)
predators
d)
blights
e)
viruses
26.
The common name for single-celled fungi that reproduce by fission or budding is
a)
mold
b)
mildew
c)
yeasts
d)
spores
e)
protists
27.
The collective term for the mass of filaments that forms the “body” of a fungus is
a)
mushroom
b)
mycelium
c)
mycorrhizae
d)
mold
e)
hyphae
28.
An important function of spores is
a)
dispersal
b)
defense against predators
c)
photosynthesis
d)
digestion
e)
sternutation
29.
This is the term for the beneficial partnership between fungi and plants, whereby fungi grow in plant roots and help them to absorb water and nutrients.
a)
mycelium
b)
mycology
c)
mycorrhizae
d)
lichens
e)
basidiomycete
30.
Lichens represent a partnership between
a)
fungi and decomposing matter
b)
fungi and free-living chloroplasts
c)
fungi and Euglena
d)
fungi and humans
e)
fungi and photosynthetic microbes (green or blue-green algae)
31.
Out of the following organisms, we now know that fungi are most closely related to
a)
plants
b)
animals
c)
algae
d)
bacteria and other types of mold
e)
all other protists
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