Bio152-Module 2 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Cyanobacteria - CORRECT ANSWER -Molecular data suggest that plastids originated as
_______________ engulfed by a heterotrophic eukaryote
Anchoring the algae - CORRECT ANSWER -The holdfast of brown algae functions in
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Chlamydomonas - CORRECT ANSWER -All of the following are genera of protists that
parasitize humans except:
About 30% of the worlds photosynthesis is preformed by protists - CORRECT
ANSWER -Which of the following is the best description of protists contribution to
photosynthesis
Diatoms - CORRECT ANSWER -Which of these groups includes unicellular organisms
that, due to the structure of their cell walls, can withstand pressures equal to the pressure under
each leg of a table supporting an elephant?
Ciliates - CORRECT ANSWER -Which of these groups is characterized by cells having
more than one nucleus?
Morphological studies of the cytoskeleton - CORRECT ANSWER -Organisms are
classified as excavata based on
Reproduction - CORRECT ANSWER -Which of the following does not take place during
conjugation
Both lack plastids - CORRECT ANSWER -Which example below is a characteristic
shared by diplomonads and parabasalids
, Choanoflagellates - CORRECT ANSWER -Which protists group is thought to be most
closely related to animals
Dinoflagellates - CORRECT ANSWER -Which of these groups includes species that
produce a substance that is toxic to humans
Combines photosynthesis and heterotrophic nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER -The term
mixotroph indicates a protist
The apicoplast, a modified plastid, appears to be of red algal origin - CORRECT
ANSWER -Apicomplexans are currently assigned to the chremalvelolates because
All of the listed structures are used in psuedopods - CORRECT ANSWER -Which of the
following is not a structure for locomotion in protists
It shows all five supergroups diverging simultaneously from a common ancestor - CORRECT
ANSWER -Which of the following is one of the main weaknesses of the proposed
classification scheme in which all eukaryotes are divided into five supergroups
All of the listed are protists - CORRECT ANSWER -Which of the following is not a group
included in the protists
Eukaryotes that are not plants, animals, or fungi - CORRECT ANSWER -Protists are best
described as which of the following
Frequently changing their surface proteins - CORRECT ANSWER -Parasites of the genus
trypanosoma evade immune responses through what defense?
Phytophthora infestans - CORRECT ANSWER -______________ is a protists that causes
late blight of potatoes and was responsible for the Irish potato famine of the 19Th century
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Cyanobacteria - CORRECT ANSWER -Molecular data suggest that plastids originated as
_______________ engulfed by a heterotrophic eukaryote
Anchoring the algae - CORRECT ANSWER -The holdfast of brown algae functions in
______________________
Chlamydomonas - CORRECT ANSWER -All of the following are genera of protists that
parasitize humans except:
About 30% of the worlds photosynthesis is preformed by protists - CORRECT
ANSWER -Which of the following is the best description of protists contribution to
photosynthesis
Diatoms - CORRECT ANSWER -Which of these groups includes unicellular organisms
that, due to the structure of their cell walls, can withstand pressures equal to the pressure under
each leg of a table supporting an elephant?
Ciliates - CORRECT ANSWER -Which of these groups is characterized by cells having
more than one nucleus?
Morphological studies of the cytoskeleton - CORRECT ANSWER -Organisms are
classified as excavata based on
Reproduction - CORRECT ANSWER -Which of the following does not take place during
conjugation
Both lack plastids - CORRECT ANSWER -Which example below is a characteristic
shared by diplomonads and parabasalids
, Choanoflagellates - CORRECT ANSWER -Which protists group is thought to be most
closely related to animals
Dinoflagellates - CORRECT ANSWER -Which of these groups includes species that
produce a substance that is toxic to humans
Combines photosynthesis and heterotrophic nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER -The term
mixotroph indicates a protist
The apicoplast, a modified plastid, appears to be of red algal origin - CORRECT
ANSWER -Apicomplexans are currently assigned to the chremalvelolates because
All of the listed structures are used in psuedopods - CORRECT ANSWER -Which of the
following is not a structure for locomotion in protists
It shows all five supergroups diverging simultaneously from a common ancestor - CORRECT
ANSWER -Which of the following is one of the main weaknesses of the proposed
classification scheme in which all eukaryotes are divided into five supergroups
All of the listed are protists - CORRECT ANSWER -Which of the following is not a group
included in the protists
Eukaryotes that are not plants, animals, or fungi - CORRECT ANSWER -Protists are best
described as which of the following
Frequently changing their surface proteins - CORRECT ANSWER -Parasites of the genus
trypanosoma evade immune responses through what defense?
Phytophthora infestans - CORRECT ANSWER -______________ is a protists that causes
late blight of potatoes and was responsible for the Irish potato famine of the 19Th century
