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Ch.21.1 - Protists

Quiz by Kate Downey

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  • Q1
    Plant-like protists are also known as _______________.
    seaweed
    diatoms
    algae
    protozoans
    30s
  • Q2
    Plant like protists are the main producers of the ocean.
    false
    true
    30s
  • Q3
    Protists are prokaryotes.
    false
    true
    30s
  • Q4
    Protists have no way of moving on their own; they must hitch a ride with a motile organism.
    true
    false
    30s
  • Q5
    Spores can be produced by some protists as a response to harsh conditions in their environment.
    false
    true
    30s
  • Q6
    Algae are protists.
    false
    true
    30s
  • Q7
    Some protists can carry out photosynthesis.
    false
    true
    30s
  • Q8
    Which location is least likely to have a population of protists?
    lake
    damp soil
    desert
    ocean
    30s
  • Q9
    Cilia
    all of the above
    contain all of the DNA in a protist.
    are false feet.
    are short appendages that help some protists move.
    30s
  • Q10
    The algae Spirogyra produces spores
    when conditions in their environment are ideal.
    when conditions in their environment become unfavorable.
    as a way to make food.
    to get rid of extra chloroplasts.
    30s
  • Q11
    The fusion of two Spirogyra spores to form a diploid zygote is an example of
    binary fission.
    sexual reproduction.
    asexual reproduction.
    triploid fission.
    30s
  • Q12
    Photosynthesis is
    the process of transforming light energy, carbon dioxide, and water into chemical energy (food).
    not helpful to Earth
    a type of cell movement.
    the process of engulfing food particles.
    30s
  • Q13
    The term psuedopods also means
    the simplest eukaryotes
    cell without a nucleus
    prokaryotes that use oxygen for cellular respiration
    "false feet"
    30s
  • Q14
    Which term would best describe the following definition: A mutually beneficial relationship between a cell and the cell that engulfed it.
    flagella
    endosymbiosis
    motility
    spore
    30s
  • Q15
    Whip-like cellular appendages some protists use to help them move are ____________.
    flagella
    cilia
    motility
    psuedopods
    30s

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