Question 1

Which of the following is classified as a fungi?

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A)   protozoans
B)   algae
C)   slime molds
D)   water molds
E)   black bread moldF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 2

Crustose, fruticose, and foliose obtain their nutrients from photosynthetic cells contained within their middle layer. These are varieties of

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A)   rusts and smuts.
B)   mushrooms.
C)   yeasts.
D)   lichens.
E)   mycorrhizae.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

List the six steps in the life cycle of Plasmodium vivax, the protist that causes malaria.

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1. Gametes fuse in the gut of the female mosquito, Anopheles. The zygote will undergo divisions to produce sporozoites, which migrate to the salivary gland.
2. When a mosquito bites a person, the sporozoites are passed into the host's bloodstream, which migrate to the host's liver.
3. Asexual spores (merozoites) produced in the liver enter the host's bloodstream and enter the red blood cells.
4. Merozoites reproduce asexually inside the red blood cells.
5. Merozoites and toxins pour into the bloodstream, causing chills and fever.
6. Some merozoites become gametocytes, which enter the bloodstream. These are taken up by a new mosquito when she bites an infected person.

Question 4

A member of the green algae is

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A)   Amoeba proteus.
B)   Plasmodium vivax.
C)   Chlamydomonas.
D)   Penicillium.
E)   Paramecium.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 5

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

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A)   diatoms
B)   euglenids
C)   amoeboids
D)   fungi
E)   ciliatesF) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 6

Protist reproduction

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A)   occurs only asexually by mitosis.
B)   occurs only sexually by meiosis.
C)   occurs only sexually by binary fission.
D)   is mostly sexual, with asexual as an option when environmental conditions are unfavorable.
E)   is mostly asexual, with sexual as an option when environmental conditions are unfavorable.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

Sac fungi take their name from the shape

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A)   of their sexual spores.
B)   of the sexual reproductive structure that produces the spores.
C)   of their asexual spores.
D)   of their hyphae.
E)   of their underground mycelium.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

Which of the following fungi cause disease in humans?

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A)   dermatophytes
B)   Candida albicans
C)   Histoplasma capsulatum
D)   Coccidioides immitis
E)   All of the answer choices list fungi that cause disease in humans.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E) E

Question 9

Which of the following would have an ascocarp?

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A)   truffles
B)   rusts
C)   smuts
D)   Rhizopus
E)   chytridsF) A) and B)
G) A) and C) A

Question 10

Which of the following is a fungus?

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A)   mushroom
B)   yeast
C)   ringworm
D)   mold
E)   All of the answer choices represent types of fungi.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

A pellicle is a structure that is specific to

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A)   diatoms.
B)   brown and red algae.
C)   dinoflagellates.
D)   green algae.
E)   euglenoids.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 12

During the baking of bread, what do yeast release that makes the bread rise?

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A)   ethanol
B)   carbon dioxide
C)   oxygen
D)   spores
E)   sugarF) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 13

A mushroom will produce a sexual spore at the tip of a club-shaped

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A)   mycelia.
B)   conidia.
C)   ascus.
D)   basidia.
E)   hypha.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

Which group of organisms can trace their ancestry to the protists?

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A)   fungi
B)   plants
C)   animals
D)   All of the answer choices are correct.
E)   None of the answer choices is correct.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 15

Although they have many features in common, water molds are differentiated from fungi because

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A)   unlike fungi, water molds are saprotrophic.
B)   water molds have cell walls of cellulose, while fungi have cell walls of chitin.
C)   water molds grow only in water and fungi grow only on land.
D)   adult water molds are diploid, while adult fungi are haploid.
E)   unlike fungi, water molds do not have a filamentous body.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

Which group of algae are thought to be the most closely related to land plants?

Accepted Answer

A)   brown
B)   red
C)   green
D)   dinoflagellates
E)   diatomsF) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

Diatoms are saprotrophs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following terms describes organisms that break down dead organic matter in order to absorb the nutrient molecules?

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A)   prokaryotic
B)   autotrophic
C)   parasitic
D)   saprotrophic
E)   heterotrophicF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

Which is the largest group of protozoans?

Accepted Answer

A)   amoeboids
B)   zooflagellates
C)   ciliates
D)   sporozoans
E)   slime moldsF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

In time, bread becomes stale and grows mold on the exposed surfaces. Why does mold not begin growing inside the bread loaf?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mold can grow only on dry surfaces.
B)   Only molds at the surface of the bread can get oxygen to respire.
C)   Mold actually begins from anywhere inside but produces colored spores only at the surface.
D)   There is an antibiotic antagonism between the bread mold and the internal yeasts that made the bread rise.
E)   The bread was sterilized when it was baked and thereafter mold spores settle only on the outside of the cooled bread.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Exam 29: Protists and Fungi

Which of the following is classified as a fungi?

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Crustose, fruticose, and foliose obtain their nutrients from photosynthetic cells contained within their middle layer. These are varieties of

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List the six steps in the life cycle of Plasmodium vivax, the protist that causes malaria.

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

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Protist reproduction

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Which of the following is a fungus?

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A pellicle is a structure that is specific to

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During the baking of bread, what do yeast release that makes the bread rise?

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A mushroom will produce a sexual spore at the tip of a club-shaped

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Which group of organisms can trace their ancestry to the protists?

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Although they have many features in common, water molds are differentiated from fungi because

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Which group of algae are thought to be the most closely related to land plants?

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Diatoms are saprotrophs.

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Which of the following terms describes organisms that break down dead organic matter in order to absorb the nutrient molecules?

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Which is the largest group of protozoans?

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In time, bread becomes stale and grows mold on the exposed surfaces. Why does mold not begin growing inside the bread loaf?

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Exam 29: Protists and Fungi

Which of the following is classified as a fungi?

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Crustose, fruticose, and foliose obtain their nutrients from photosynthetic cells contained within their middle layer. These are varieties of

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List the six steps in the life cycle of Plasmodium vivax, the protist that causes malaria.

A member of the green algae is

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

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During the baking of bread, what do yeast release that makes the bread rise?

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A mushroom will produce a sexual spore at the tip of a club-shaped

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Which group of organisms can trace their ancestry to the protists?

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Although they have many features in common, water molds are differentiated from fungi because

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Which group of algae are thought to be the most closely related to land plants?

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Diatoms are saprotrophs.

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Which of the following terms describes organisms that break down dead organic matter in order to absorb the nutrient molecules?

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Which is the largest group of protozoans?

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In time, bread becomes stale and grows mold on the exposed surfaces. Why does mold not begin growing inside the bread loaf?

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