Question 1

The Irish potato famine in the 1840's was caused in large part by a proliferation of a(n)

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A)  Paramecia
B)  Oomycote
C)  Dinoflagellate
D)  ChlorophyteE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Amoebas move from place to place by means of their

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A)  cysts.
B)  pseudopods.
C)  pseudomonads.
D)  sporocarps.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

The ___________ are a group within the Euglenozoa that have a unique, single mitochondrion.

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The answer of The ___________ are a group within the...

Question 4

Conjugation in most ciliates involves a series of steps that leads to increased genetic diversity.Which one of the following choices is not one of those steps?

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A)  mitosis of a haploid nucleus
B)  mitosis of a diploid nucleus
C)  meiosis of a haploid nucleus
D)  meiosis of a diploid nucleusE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

The parasite that is responsible for causing malaria is called

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A)  Paramecium.
B)  Chlamydomonas.
C)  Plasmodium.
D)  Entamoeba.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Trypanosomiasis is spread by

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A)  mosquitoes.
B)  airborne droplets.
C)  tsetse flies.
D)  fleas on rats.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

The concept of endosymbiosis is widely accepted.What kind of relationship is it?

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A)  One organism in the partnership benefits and the other is harmed.
B)  Both organisms in the partnership benefit.
C)  Neither organism benefits.
D)  One organism benefits but the other is not affected.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

A common characteristic of Choanoflagellida is

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A)  a single, unique mitochondria.
B)  space beneath the plasma membrane.
C)  silica covering.
D)  funnel-shaped, contractile collar.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Vacuoles for ingesting food and regulating their water balance are characteristic of

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A)  sporozoans.
B)  trypanosomes.
C)  ciliates.
D)  algae.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Which one of the following statements about diplomonads and parabasilids is false?

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A)  Absence of mitochondria in these groups is an ancestral trait.
B)  Some members are parasitic, but some also engage in mutualism.
C)   Diplomonads and parabasilids belong to different clades
D)  Both groups are flagellated protists.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B) A

Question 11

What type of cellular damage in a malarial parasite would prevent it from penetrating a red blood cell?

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A)  Mutation in the variable surface glycoprotein genes
B)  A disruption of the cytoskeletal proteins
C)  Failure of the cross-linking of the peptidoglycans
D)  Damage to the choanocytesE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Some protists use multiple fission (cell division preceded by several nuclear divisions)  as a means of reproduction.Multiple fission is also referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  budding.
B)  zygotic meiosis.
C)  schizogony.
D)  syngamy.E) None of the above
F) C) and D) C

Question 13

The marine multicellular protists including the larger brown algae belong to the

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A)  dinoflagellates.
B)  Choanoflagellida.
C)  Stramenopiles.
D)  euglenoids.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

The unique double shells of diatoms are made of

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A)  cellulose.
B)  silica.
C)  chlorophylls.
D)  agar.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C) B

Question 15

How do protists provide evidence for the step-wise evolution of mitosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  In some protists the nuclear membrane fails to breakdown during mitosis.
B)  Protists use conjugation instead of mitosis.
C)  Only meiosis occurs in protists.
D)  Mitosis has not been observed in any protist species.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 16

Which of the following is not one of the distinctive features of dinoflagellates?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are unicellular.
B)  They are photosynthetic.
C)  Some exist in fresh water, while some are part of marine plankton.
D)  They form large, spherical colonies.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Which one of the following statements about the trypanosome causing African sleeping sickness does not explain why the disease has been difficult to control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trypanosomes have a protective glycoprotein coat.
B)  Trypanosomes have many variable antigen genes.
C)  Rearrangement of antigen genes takes place during the asexual cycle.
D)  By infesting the red blood cells, trypanosomes can "hide" from the immune system.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Which feature of mitochondria provides the least amount of information about their endosymbiotic origins?

Accepted Answer

A)  Circular chromosome
B)  Mode of replication
C)  Independent replication
D)  Phospholipids in the membranesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Sponges (phylum: Porifera)  are animals that possess feeding cells called collar cells.These cells have a central flagellum surrounded by a collar of microvilli.The collar filters organic matter out of the water column.Which protist shares a more recent common ancestor with the poriferans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ciliates
B)  Rhodophyta
C)  Choanoflagellates
D)  RadiolariansE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

What features of charophytes provides evidence for charophytes being the closests relative to land plants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charophytes possess plasmodesmata.
B)  Charophytes are the only photosynthetic protists.
C)  Charophytes are fully terrestrial.
D)  Charophytes produce seeds and flowers.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 29: Protists

The Irish potato famine in the 1840's was caused in large part by a proliferation of a(n)

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Amoebas move from place to place by means of their

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The ___________ are a group within the Euglenozoa that have a unique, single mitochondrion.

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Conjugation in most ciliates involves a series of steps that leads to increased genetic diversity.Which one of the following choices is not one of those steps?

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The parasite that is responsible for causing malaria is called

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Trypanosomiasis is spread by

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The concept of endosymbiosis is widely accepted.What kind of relationship is it?

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A common characteristic of Choanoflagellida is

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Vacuoles for ingesting food and regulating their water balance are characteristic of

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Which one of the following statements about diplomonads and parabasilids is false?

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What type of cellular damage in a malarial parasite would prevent it from penetrating a red blood cell?

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Some protists use multiple fission (cell division preceded by several nuclear divisions) as a means of reproduction.Multiple fission is also referred to as

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The marine multicellular protists including the larger brown algae belong to the

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The unique double shells of diatoms are made of

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How do protists provide evidence for the step-wise evolution of mitosis?

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Which of the following is not one of the distinctive features of dinoflagellates?

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Which one of the following statements about the trypanosome causing African sleeping sickness does not explain why the disease has been difficult to control?

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Which feature of mitochondria provides the least amount of information about their endosymbiotic origins?

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Sponges (phylum: Porifera) are animals that possess feeding cells called collar cells.These cells have a central flagellum surrounded by a collar of microvilli.The collar filters organic matter out of the water column.Which protist shares a more recent common ancestor with the poriferans?

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What features of charophytes provides evidence for charophytes being the closests relative to land plants?

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