Chapter 21 Quiz, Viruses, Bacteria, Archaea and Protists

Bacteria are considered to be a type of protist. True False

False

Organisms that are called flagellates and dinoflagellates are found in A. Kingdom Protista B. Kingdom Fungi C. Domain Bacteria D. Domain Archaea

a

The three domains of life are A. Plantae, Eukarya and Bacteria B. Bacteria, Archaea and Eukarya C. Eukarya, Archaea and Animalia D. Protista, Plantae and Animalia

b

If antibiotics seem effective against a human illness, then this illness is probably caused by: A. a protist B. an autoimmune disease C. a virus D. a bacterium

d

Which group of organisms are most important as decomposers, which decay dead organic matter and recycle its nutrients. A. animals and archaea B. plants and bacteria C. animals and plants D. bacteria and fungi

d

Which is the most diverse group of organisms alive today? A. plants B. animals C. bacteria D. protists

d

Which of the following is true? A. Viruses are cellular. B. Viruses can reproduce outside of a host cell. C. Viruses are made of protein and lipid membranes. D. Viruses are noncellular.

d

Within Domain Eukarya, the four kingdoms are A. Eukarya, Animalia, Archaea and Protista B. Protista, Eukarya, Fungi and Animalia C. Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya and Fungi D. Protista, Plantae, Animalia and Fungi

d

Bacteria possess a single, circular chromosome. True False

true

the coating of viruses is generally made of protein. True False

true