Question 1

A fungal structure that results when haploid nuclei fuse during sexual reproduction and can survive unfavorable growing conditions is the

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A)  mycelium.
B)  sporangium.
C)  ascocarp.
D)  basidium.
E)  zygospore.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

The above-ground portion of a mushroom is termed basidiocarp,which specializes in

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A)  securing food for the organism.
B)  reproduction.
C)  running photosynthesis.
D)  disintegration.
E)  parasitizing other organisms.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

The idea that mitochondria may have resulted when a nucleated cell engulfed aerobic bacteria is known as the

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A)  chemiosmotic theory.
B)  endosymbiotic hypothesis.
C)  Lyon hypothesis.
D)  theory of evolution by means of acquired characteristics.
E)  theory of acquisition of organelles.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 4

Explain why chytrid fungi (phylum Chytridomycota)are believed to have been the first fungi to have evolved.

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Question 5

An example of a filamentous green alga is

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A)  Ulva.
B)  Chlamydomonas.
C)  Volvox.
D)  Spirogyra.
E)  Fucus.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

The kingdom ____ are characterized by having filaments called hyphae that are used to absorb nutrients.

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A)  Archaea
B)  Protista
C)  Fungi
D)  Animalia
E)  PlantaeF) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 7

A unicellular alga that has both plant-like photosynthesis and animal-like motility is a(n)

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A)  diatom.
B)  dinoflagellate.
C)  euglenoid.
D)  zooflagellate.
E)  red algae.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

Molds (except slime and water molds) and mushrooms belong to the kingdom

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A)  Archaea.
B)  Protists.
C)  Fungi.
D)  Plantae.
E)  Animalia.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Fungal infections are difficult to treat because of the similarity in their nucleus,organelles,and ribosomes to those in human cells.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The mycelium is a mesh of filaments,each of which is called

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A)  a super-mycelium.
B)  a conidium.
C)  an ascospore.
D)  a basidiospore.
E)  a hypha.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 11

A member of the sporozoan group of protists that can cause diseases is

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

Question 12

An example of a colonial green alga is

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A)  Ulva.
B)  Chlamydomonas.
C)  Volvox.
D)  Spirogyra.
E)  Fucus.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

A member of the sac fungi that contains an ascocarp is

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A)  Amoeba proteus.
B)  Plasmodium vivax.
C)  Chlamydomonas.
D)  Penicillium species.
E)  Paramecium species.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 14

Which is NOT part of the correct description of a protozoan?

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A)  heterotrophic
B)  multicellular
C)  usually motile
D)  often use an eyespot to detect light
E)  can be endosymbionts of animalsF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

Water molds are not placed with the 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.
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 B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

Which organisms exist in a plasmodial form that is a diploid cytoplasmic mass?

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A)  sporozoa
B)  zooflagellates
C)  slime molds
D)  diatoms
E)  ciliatesF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

Diatoms have elaborate shells made of

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A)  carbon.
B)  magnesium.
C)  plastic.
D)  silica.
E)  cellulose.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

An organism that will feed on dead plants,animals,and microbes are called

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A)  chemosynthetic.
B)  autotrophic.
C)  heterotrophic.
D)  saprotrophs.
E)  parasitic.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

The deposits of chalky fossils that build the White Cliffs of Dover were produced by

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A)  radiolaria.
B)  foraminiferans.
C)  ciliates.
D)  diatoms (as diatomaceous earth) .
E)  dinoflagellates.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

The kingdom Protista includes all of the following kinds of organisms EXCEPT

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A)  protozoa.
B)  algae.
C)  water molds.
D)  yeasts.
E)  slime molds.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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The kingdom ____ are characterized by having filaments called hyphae that are used to absorb nutrients.

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