Quiz 3: Plant- and Fungus-like Protists Unit 6

from an area affected by red tide

A person can become sick with NSP (Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning) by eating shellfish _______________.

hairy ball

A(n) ________ best describes a Synura colony.

as thickeners

Carrageenan and algin are used in what way by the food-processing industry?

True

Diatomaceous earth is used as a mild abrasive, as an insulator, and as a stabilizer in dynamite.

worm-like

Euglenoid movement can best be described as:

silicon

The three-dimensional glass-like structure encasing each diatom is composed mostly of ________________

fresh water and as plant parasites

The two types of environments in which we are likely to find water molds are _______.

They do not have true vascular parts. They possess significantly different reproductive features. Their cells do not differentiate.

Even though algae can produce their own food through photosynthesis, they are not part of the Plantae kingdom. Select the reasons why.

aethalium

In plasmodial slime molds, the plasmodium transforms into reproductive stage called a(n) __________.

motility no cell wall pellicle

In the past, euglena have been classified as a protozoan because they have:

oil

In what form do both golden-brown algae and diatoms store their food?

False

Kelp forests are often located on land near oceans.

kelp algae

Laminaria is the scientific name for:

shellfish harvesters hotels restaurants fishing

Select businesses that have been negatively affected by a severe red tide in the Gulf Coast of Florida.

When present, the cell walls are composed of cellulose. At some point in their life cycle, these species are motile.

Select reasons why members of phyla Acrasiomycota, Myxomycota, and Oomycota not classified in the kingdom Fungi.

Food is stored as starch. Cell walls are made of cellulose.

Select the characteristics common to both green algae and plants.

True

The Sargasso Sea is a large area in the Atlantic Ocean.

cleaned, very low nutrient levels

The presence of Ochromonas indicates __________________ water because it thrives in environments with ___________________

an algal bloom

The rapid extensive growth of algae as the result of nearly perfect growing conditions is called:

phycology

The study of algae is called ___________.

colonial

The thallus type of Volvox is ___________.

common thallii of algae

Unicellular, colonial, filamentous, and multicellular are examples of ________________________

phycoerythrin

What is the pigment that gives red algae its color?

multicellular

What is the thallus type of Cladophora vagabunda?

carotenoids

What pigment is responsible for the color of watermelon snow?

chlorophyll and carotenoids

What two pigments together create the color in golden-brown algae?

Much of Ireland's potato crop was destroyed by blight.

What was the ultimate cause of the large immigration from Ireland to the United States in the mid-nineteenth century?

anywhere there is moisture

Where are you likely to find diatoms?

Sargussum

_______________ is the scientific name of the algae Columbus encountered in the Sargasso Sea.