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UH MANOA BIO172 Exam 1|Actual Exam
Questions And Correct Answers
1.All protists are
A) unicellular.
B) eukaryotic.
C) symbionts.
D) mixotrophic. - Correct-answer-B) eukaryotic
2. Dinoflagellates
A) possess two flagella.
B) are all autotrophic.
C) lack mitochondria.
D) include species that cause malaria. - Correct-answer-A) possess two flagella.
3. Which process in Paramecium results in genetic recombination but no increase
in population size?
A) budding
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B) meiotic division
C) conjugation
D) binary fission - Correct-answer-C) conjugation
4. Green algae differ from land plants in that many green algae
A) are unicellular.
B) have chloroplasts.
C) have alternation of generations.
D) have cell walls containing cellulose. - Correct-answer-A) are unicellular.
5. Super cells characteristic of plasmodial slime molds result when which one of
the following common cellular
processes does not occur?
A) mitosis
B) cytokinesis
C) aerobic metabolism
D) phagocytosis - Correct-answer-B) cytokinesis
6. The organisms that cause malaria are members of which genus?
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A) Toxoplasma
B) Plasmodium
C) Entamoeba
D) Trypanosoma - Correct-answer-B) Plasmodium
7. Unikonta is a supergroup that includes all of the following except
A) fungi.
B) protists.
C) animals.
D) plants. - Correct-answer-D) plants.
8. The organisms that cause sleeping sickness are members of which genus?
A) Toxoplasma
B) Plasmodium
C) Entamoeba
D) Trypanosoma - Correct-answer-D) Trypanosoma
9. An organism that is both an autotroph and a heterotroph is said to be
A) coenocytic.
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B) mixotrophic.
C) bivalent.
D) phagocytic - Correct-answer-B) mixotrophic.
10. Trichomes
A) absorb sunlight, increasing the temperature of leaves.
B) open and close for gas exchange.
C) repel or slow down consumption by herbivores.
D) increase water loss from leaves. - Correct-answer-C) repel or slow down
consumption by herbivores.
11. Which of the following best describes the physical relationship of the partners
involved in lichens?
A) Fungal cells are enclosed within algal cells.
B) Lichen cells are enclosed within fungal cells.
C) Algal cells are surrounded by fungal hyphae.
D) The fungi grow on rocks and trees and are covered by algae. - Correct-answer-
C) Algal cells are surrounded by fungal hyphae.
12. Fungi occupy which ecological role?
UH MANOA BIO172 Exam 1|Actual Exam
Questions And Correct Answers
1.All protists are
A) unicellular.
B) eukaryotic.
C) symbionts.
D) mixotrophic. - Correct-answer-B) eukaryotic
2. Dinoflagellates
A) possess two flagella.
B) are all autotrophic.
C) lack mitochondria.
D) include species that cause malaria. - Correct-answer-A) possess two flagella.
3. Which process in Paramecium results in genetic recombination but no increase
in population size?
A) budding
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B) meiotic division
C) conjugation
D) binary fission - Correct-answer-C) conjugation
4. Green algae differ from land plants in that many green algae
A) are unicellular.
B) have chloroplasts.
C) have alternation of generations.
D) have cell walls containing cellulose. - Correct-answer-A) are unicellular.
5. Super cells characteristic of plasmodial slime molds result when which one of
the following common cellular
processes does not occur?
A) mitosis
B) cytokinesis
C) aerobic metabolism
D) phagocytosis - Correct-answer-B) cytokinesis
6. The organisms that cause malaria are members of which genus?
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A) Toxoplasma
B) Plasmodium
C) Entamoeba
D) Trypanosoma - Correct-answer-B) Plasmodium
7. Unikonta is a supergroup that includes all of the following except
A) fungi.
B) protists.
C) animals.
D) plants. - Correct-answer-D) plants.
8. The organisms that cause sleeping sickness are members of which genus?
A) Toxoplasma
B) Plasmodium
C) Entamoeba
D) Trypanosoma - Correct-answer-D) Trypanosoma
9. An organism that is both an autotroph and a heterotroph is said to be
A) coenocytic.
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B) mixotrophic.
C) bivalent.
D) phagocytic - Correct-answer-B) mixotrophic.
10. Trichomes
A) absorb sunlight, increasing the temperature of leaves.
B) open and close for gas exchange.
C) repel or slow down consumption by herbivores.
D) increase water loss from leaves. - Correct-answer-C) repel or slow down
consumption by herbivores.
11. Which of the following best describes the physical relationship of the partners
involved in lichens?
A) Fungal cells are enclosed within algal cells.
B) Lichen cells are enclosed within fungal cells.
C) Algal cells are surrounded by fungal hyphae.
D) The fungi grow on rocks and trees and are covered by algae. - Correct-answer-
C) Algal cells are surrounded by fungal hyphae.
12. Fungi occupy which ecological role?
