Chapter 13

Which of the following is not a way fungi can obtain food?

autotrophic

Which of the following consist of prokaryotic cells?

bacteria and archaea

The most common form of reproduction in bacteria is:

binary fission

Prokaryotes stain as Gram-positive or Gram negative because of differences in the _______.

cell wall

Which polysaccharide is usually found in the cell walls of fungi?

chitin

Which explains the engulfment of one cell by another such that the engulfed cell survives and both cells benefit?

endosymbiosis

Which term explains organisms that feed on dead organisms?

saprobe

Prokaryotes lack the following cell feature:

nucleus

What event is thought to have contributed to the evolution of eukaryotes?

oxygenation of the atmosphere

An organism that lives on or in another organism and feeds on it, often without killing it, is called a ____.

parasite

Prokaryotes that obtain their energy from the sun are called _____.

phototrophs

Which of the following represents a unicellular fungus?

yeast

Scientist use the endosymbiosis theory to explain the origin of ____________.

Eukaryotes

The body of most fungi is composed of a mass of hyphae called a _____________.

Mycelium

Animal-like protists are characterized by which of the following?

They are heterotrophs.

Archaea differ from bacteria, except for the following characteristic

They are prokaryotes.

Why are algae called the plant-like protista?

They carry out photosynthesis.

Which of the following is not characteristic of fungi?

They lack cell walls.

Fungi are used commercially to produce which of the following item?

all of the above

Which organism is not a protist?

fungus