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Which pair is mismatched?


A) Histoplasma - causes Ohio Valley fever
B) Giardia - transmitted by feces in drinking water
C) Trichomonas - sexually transmitted
D) Trypanosoma - causes African sleeping sickness
E) Plasmodium - causes Chagas disease

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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The endosymbiotic theory has been developed to explain the emergence of ______.


A) eukaryotes
B) prokaryotes
C) viruses
D) bacteria
E) archaea

F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

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Which of the following does not pertain to helminths?


A) Eggs and sperm used for reproduction
B) Often alternate hosts in complex life cycles
C) Parasitic worms
D) Members of Kingdom Protista
E) Have organ systems

F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

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As part of their reproductive cycle,helminths produce egg and sperm cells.Both of these eukaryotic cell types have an outer surface composed of polysaccharides known as the ______.


A) cell wall
B) microtubule
C) cell membrane
D) cyst
E) glycocalyx

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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The two major groups of helminths are the ______ and the ______.


A) roundworms; pinworms
B) roundworms; flatworms
C) tapeworms; flukes
D) cestodes; trematodes

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Fungi that grow as yeasts at one temperature but as molds at another temperature are called ______.


A) pseudohyphae
B) spores
C) dimorphic
D) parasites
E) saprobes

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Cell walls are not typically possessed by ______.


A) algae
B) protozoa
C) fungi
D) bacteria

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Plankton are floating communities of helminths.

A) True
B) False

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Larvae and eggs are developmental forms of ______.


A) helminths
B) protozoa
C) fungi
D) yeasts
E) algae

F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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There are no algae that can cause human disease.

A) True
B) False

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Histones are


A) on the surface of rough endoplasmic reticulum.
B) found in polyribosomes.
C) enzymes found in lysosomes.
D) proteins of the cytoskeleton.
E) proteins associated with DNA in the nucleus.

F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

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Which of the following is not a function of the eukaryotic glycocalyx?


A) Protection
B) Reception of chemical signals
C) Adherence
D) Movement

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Chromosomes are generally not visible by light microscopy unless the cell is undergoing nuclear division.

A) True
B) False

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Amoebic dysentery is most commonly contracted through


A) contaminated blood products.
B) insect bites.
C) puncture wounds.
D) the fecal-oral route from contaminated food or water.
E) direct transmission from one host to another.

F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

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Infections caused by fungi are called mycoses.

A) True
B) False

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An organelle that is a stack of flattened,membranous sacs and functions to receive,modify,and package proteins for secretion is the ______.


A) mitochondrion
B) endoplasmic reticulum
C) chloroplast
D) Golgi apparatus
E) lysosome

F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

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Which organelle contains cristae where enzymes and electron carriers for aerobic respiration are found?


A) Endoplasmic reticulum
B) Golgi apparatus
C) Mitochondrion
D) Chloroplast
E) Lysosome

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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The intertwined mass of hyphae that constitutes the body of a mold is a ______.


A) rhizoid
B) bud
C) stock
D) mycelium
E) stem

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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In producing beer and wine,humans have exploited the microbial ability to ferment sugar to alcohol.The microbes responsible for this process are ______.


A) algae
B) bacteria
C) protozoans
D) fungi

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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The cytoskeleton


A) anchors organelles.
B) provides architectural support.
C) functions in movements of the cytoplasm.
D) helps maintain cell shape.
E) All of the choices are correct.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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