Bio Test 4

What is the translation of "pseudopodia," a characteristic of the amoebas?

false feet

In a fungus, a complex multicellular reproductive structure is called a(n):

fruiting body.

Black bread mold is ____, which means that it is self-sterile.

heterothallic

What is the nutritional mode of most bacteria?

heterotrophy

A ____ is a tangled mass of hyphae.

mycelium

Most fungal spores are ____ reproductive cells that are produced ____.

nonmotile; sexually or asexually

Which is an anaerobic excavate that is an endosymbiont of animals?

parabasilid

Refer to the accompanying figure. The structure labeled as 1 is a:

perforated septum

Refer to the accompanying figure. What is missing in the filament labeled as A?

septa

What is a chain of round bacteria called?

streptococci

Peptidoglycan consists of:

sugars crosslinked with proteins

Most protists are ____, with each cell forming a complete organism capable of performing all the functions characteristic of life.

unicellular

Which statement about bacteria is FALSE?

Bacteria are not cellular and are sometimes not classified as life forms.

How do bacteria move?

By means of a rotating flagella

Which algal group contains individuals that are typically unicellular and form siliceous shells?

diatoms

In zygomycetes such as Rhizopus, the zygospore is haploid.

False

Red tides are caused by red algae.

False

How do mycorrhizae benefit plants?

Mycorrhizae increase a plant's absorptive surface area of roots.

Which statement about mycorrhizae is FALSE?

Arbuscular mycorrhizae are extracellular.

Conidia are asexual spores.

True

The body of a water mold is called a(n) mycelium.

True

Most bacterial cells can keep from bursting in a hypotonic environment because of:

a rigid cell wall

Members of the ____ move via pseudopodia.

amoebozoa

Which type of protist is responsible for malaria in humans, parasitic to both humans and mosquitoes?

apicomplexans

Most protists are:

aquatic

Ascomycetes reproduce sexually by forming:

ascospores

Which of the following are rod-shaped bacteria?

bacilli

Mushrooms that we eat are technically referred to as:

basidiocarps.

Yeasts reproduce asexually by:

budding

The cell walls of fungi are composed of:

cellulose

The surface of a Paramecium is covered with thousands of short, hair-like ____.

cilia