Bio 2 UTC mindtap chapter 26 test
Members of the alveolates are characterized by the presence of:
flattened vesicles under the plasma membrane
Which group of protists are unicellular, biflagellate stramenopiles that forms a significant portion of the nanoplankton?
golden algae
Brown algae lack true roots, but have similar structures called ____ that anchor them to the substrate.
holdfasts
Which protist group are characterized by a multinucleate amoeboid-like feeding form?
plasmodial slime molds
Which are the symbiotic dinoflagellates, which live in the bodies of marine invertebrates such as corals?
zooxanthellae
What is the strucutre at point 6 in this life cycle?
zygote
Which algal group contains individuals that are typically unicellular and form siliceous shells?
Diatoms
Which statement best describes the composition of cell walls found in water molds?
Some individuals have cell walls of chitins, and others have cell walls of cellulose
What is the process occurring in the cells labeled as 3 in the sequence?
The second meiotic division
You find a protist that has a single flagellum surrounded by a collar of microvilli. You correctly conclude that this organism is a(n):
cellular slime mold
The surface of a Paramecium is covered with thousands of short, hair-like ____.
cilia
Which protist group is characterized by having a micronucleus and a macronucleus?
ciliates
Among the protist groups below, which has organisms that typically move with two or more flagella?
diplomonads
Which protist group contains the organism Trypanosoma, a colorless parasite that can cause African sleeping sickness?
excavates
The fossilized form of ____ is used in commercially important products, such as filters, polishes, and insect killer.
diatoms
Which eukaryotic organelles likely arose from symbiotic relationships between larger cells and bacteria?
mitochondria and chloroplasts
Which protist groups consists of individuals who often have intracellular shells of interlocking plates?
dinoflagellates
Given the diversity in protist ultrastructure and molecular data, biologists regard the protists as a(n) ____ group, meaning that some are descendants of a common eukaryote ancestor.
paraphyletic
Coralline forms of which group of protists are ecologically important in the formation of coral reefs?
red algae
Which statement about radiolarians is FALSE?
they lack silica shells
What commercial product is derived from the processing of red algae?
carrageenan
Members of which group are known to forms blooms known as red tides?
Dinoflagellates
What Statement about euglenoids is FALSE? (E)
A. They are unicellular. B. They are all photosynthetic. C. Their cells contain mitochondria. D. They have 9 + 2 arrangement of microtubules in their flagella. E. They have a pellicle.
What is the function of the structure labeled as 6 (structure directly below oral groove)
Waste Elimination
I am characterized by having a test and axopods. Who am I?
actinopods
Most protists are:
aquatic
You find a unicellular organism that forms lobe-like pseudopodia. When you expose the cells to cAMP, they aggregate into a slug like structure. Based on this information, you correctly conclude that this organism is known as:
Dictyostelium discoideum
Members of which protist group is one of the fossilized deposits in the unique geological formation of the White Cliffs of Dover?
Foramniniferans
What is the outcome of the process illustrated in the accompanying figure.?
Two new genetically identical cells that differ genetically from what they were before