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BIOL 1030 - Protists

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 domains of life?

a)

Protista

b)

Archaea

c)

Bacteria

d)

Eukarya

2.

The genus Noctiluca is commonly known as...

a)

potato fungus

b)

sea sparkle

c)

plasmodium

d)

malaria

3.

This term is used to describe a haploid (n) reproductive cell.

a)

zygote

b)

plasmoganic cell

c)

gamete

d)

syngamic cell

4.

This life cycle is commonly seen in animals.

a)

sporic meiosis

b)

zygotic meiosis

c)

gametic meiosis

5.

This life cycle is seen in protists.

a)

sporic meiosis

b)

gametic meiosis

c)

zygotic meiosis

d)

silly Madeline, protists can have all 3

6.

Which of the following is NOT a Eukaryotic supergroup?

a)

SAR

b)

Archaeplastida

c)

Excavata

d)

Protista

e)

Unikonta

7.

This group of protists are characterized by having modified mitochondria, multiple flagella, and 2 equal-sized nuclei.

a)

archaeplastids

b)

diplomonads

c)

parabasalids

d)

trypanosomes

8.

What does "stramenopile" mean?

a)

both life

b)

fungal infection

c)

straw hair

d)

skin inflammation

9.

Radiolarians carry their food into the main, central part of their bodies via...

a)

transduction

b)

conjugation

c)

tip-to-base undulation

d)

cytoplasmic streaming

10.

Archaeplastida is a group of protists that most resemble...

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

fungi

d)

bacteria

11.

Slime molds are protists that most resemble (but are not)...

a)

animals

b)

plants

c)

fungi

12.

Ciliates exhibit controlled movement of their cilia via... (hint: similar to the "wave" in the stadium)

a)

ciliary beating

b)

cytoplasmic streaming

c)

conjugation

d)

tip-to-base undulation

13.

This protist has an apical complex to penetrate host cells, is carried by a mosquito, and causes malaria in its host.

a)

Trypanosoma

b)

Noctiluca

c)

Plasmodium

d)

Entamoeba

14.

When sporophytes and gametophytes look structurally different in a life cycle, that can be described as...

a)

isomorphic

b)

heteromorphic

15.

Trypanosoma brucei is a kinetoplastid that causes...

a)

potato contamination

b)

malaria

c)

African sleeping sickness

d)

food poisoning

16.

Now be honest :) did you watch the Protists Panopto video? (Answers are anonymous so I won't bite you if you didn't)

a)

Yes, I watched the entire thing

b)

Sort of, I only watched a bit of it

c)

No, but I plan to get to it before our exam next week

d)

No, I don't plan to watch it at all