Chapter 19:
Protists
Practice Test
1.
Bloblike protozoans are a group called __________.
a.
flagellates
b.
sporozoans
c.
sarcodines
d.
ciliates
Hint
2.
A mass of cytoplasm that has many diploid nuclei that are not surrounded by cell walls or cell membranes is a __________.
a.
cellular slime mold
b.
plasmodium
c.
water mold
d.
downy mildew
Hint
3.
An organism found as a mutalist in termites is a __________.
a.
sporozoan
b.
flagellate
c.
ciliate
d.
sarcodine
Hint
4.
Which of these groups consists of unicellular organisms with silica shells?
a.
sporozoans
b.
diatoms
c.
foraminiferans
d.
euglenas
Hint
5.
Many biologists agree that the group that was probably the ancestor of plants is the __________.
a.
water molds
b.
green algae
c.
cyanobacteria
d.
diatoms
Hint
6.
Unlike animals, algae and plants alternate between ___________ and ___________ stages.
a.
fragmentation ; alternation
b.
animal-like ; plantlike
c.
gametophyte ; sporophyte
d.
vegetative ; seed
Hint
7.
The group containing animal-like protists is the __________.
a.
slime molds
b.
water molds
c.
algae
d.
protozoans
Hint
8.
A phylum of algae that are unicellular and have silica shells is __________.
a.
green algae
b.
brown algae
c.
diatoms
d.
dinoflagellates
Hint
9.
A phylum of algae that live in environments such as oceans, ponds, moist soil and even in the fur of sloths are __________.
a.
green algae
b.
brown algae
c.
dinoflagellates
d.
diatoms
Hint
10.
Paramecium is an example of a __________.
a.
sarcodine
b.
sporozoan
c.
ciliate
d.
flagellate
Hint
11.
When slime molds reproduce, they form a __________.
a.
plasmodium
b.
feathery mass of cells
c.
large spore
d.
stalk that contains spores
Hint
12.
Complex protozoans that move by the synchronized movement of oarlike projections from their cells are __________.
a.
sarcodines
b.
flagellates
c.
ciliates
d.
sporozoans
Hint
13.
A phylum of algae that have two flagella beating in opposition is __________.
a.
dinoflagellates
b.
brown algae
c.
green algae
d.
diatoms
Hint
14.
A protozoan that moves by using a long, whiplike organelle is a __________.
a.
sporozoan
b.
ciliate
c.
sarcodine
d.
flagellate
Hint
15.
Which of the following is in the phylum Phaeophayta?
a.
acellular slime molds
b.
cellular slime molds
c.
kelp
d.
water molds
Hint
