Chapter 20 – Protists B

1. Chapter 20 – Protists B Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3 Topic 4 Topic 5 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 FINAL ROUND

2. Topic 1:$100 Question • Which of the following structures would NOT be found in a Euglenophyte? • a. eyespot • b. pellicle • c. flagellum • d. cell wall ANSWER BACK TO GAME

3. Topic 1:$100 Answer • Which of the following structures would NOT be found in a Euglenophyte? • a. eyespot • b. pellicle • c. flagellum • d. cell wall BACK TO GAME

4. Topic 1:$200 Question • What characteristic of plants is shared by green algae? • a. cell wall composition • b. multicellularity • c. photosynthetic pigments • d. all of the above ANSWER BACK TO GAME

5. Topic 1:$200 Answer • What characteristic of plants is shared by green algae? • a. cell wall composition • b. multicellularity • c. photosynthetic pigments • d. all of the above BACK TO GAME

6. Topic 1:$300 Question • A bloom is • a. the clouding of water by sewage. • b. a symbiotic relationship between algae and coral. • c. an enormous mass of algae. • d. none of the above ANSWER BACK TO GAME

7. Topic 1:$300 Answer • A bloom is • a. the clouding of water by sewage. • b. a symbiotic relationship between algae and coral. • c. an enormous mass of algae • d. none of the above BACK TO GAME

8. Topic 1:$400 Question • Red algae lack flagella and • a. nuclei. • b. chlorophyll. • c. accessory pigments. • d. centrioles. ANSWER BACK TO GAME

9. Topic 1:$400 Answer • Red algae lack flagella and • a. nuclei. • b. chlorophyll. • c. accessory pigments. • d. centrioles BACK TO GAME

10. Topic 1:$500 Question • Phytoplankton are only found at the surface of ocean waters because • a. they feed on tiny organisms living at the surface. • b. they are an important food source to surface-dwelling marine organisms. • c. they require sunlight to carry out photosynthesis. • d. they cannot withstand the colder temperatures of deep water. ANSWER BACK TO GAME

11. Topic 1:$500 Answer • Phytoplankton are only found at the surface of ocean waters because • a. they feed on tiny organisms living at the surface. • b. they are an important food source to surface-dwelling marine organisms. • c. they require sunlight to carry out photosynthesis. • d. they cannot withstand the colder temperatures of deep water. BACK TO GAME

12. Topic 2:$100 Question • Which of the following series of groups contains only funguslike protists? • a. cellular slime molds, brown algae, watermolds • b. cellular slime molds, fungi, water molds • c. cellular slime molds, acellular slime molds, animal-like protists • d. cellular slime molds, acellular slime molds, water molds ANSWER BACK TO GAME

13. Topic 2:$100 Answer • Which of the following series of groups contains only funguslike protists? • a. cellular slime molds, brown algae, watermolds • b. cellular slime molds, fungi, water molds • c. cellular slime molds, acellular slime molds, animal-like protists • d. cellular slime molds, acellular slime molds, water molds BACK TO GAME

14. Topic 2:$200 Question • The work of funguslike protists and other decomposers is important in improving the quality of • a. topsoil • b. fresh water • c. salt water • d. potato crops ANSWER BACK TO GAME

15. Topic 2:$200 Answer • The work of funguslike protists and other decomposers is important in improving the quality of • a. topsoil • b. fresh water • c. salt water • d. potato crops BACK TO GAME

16. Topic 2:$300 Question • In oomycetes, sexual reproduction takes place in the • a. zoosporangium • b. sporangium • c. antheridium and oogonium • d. migrating colony ANSWER BACK TO GAME

17. Topic 2:$300 Answer • In oomycetes, sexual reproduction takes place in the • a. zoosporangium • b. sporangium • c. antheridium and oogonium • d. migrating colony BACK TO GAME

18. Topic 2:$400 Question • What important role do funguslike protists play in an ecosystem? • a. photosynthesizer • b. blight • c. pathogen • d. decomposer ANSWER BACK TO GAME

19. Topic 2:$400 Answer • What important role do funguslike protists play in an ecosystem? • a. photosynthesizer • b. blight • c. pathogen • d. decomposer BACK TO GAME

20. Topic 2:$500 Question • Which characteristic distinguishes funguslike protists from fungi? • a. Fungi have centrioles. • b. Funguslike protists grow in damp places. • c. Fungi have cell walls made of chitin. • d. Funguslike protists absorb food through their cell membranes. ANSWER BACK TO GAME

21. Topic 2:$500 Answer • Which characteristic distinguishes funguslike protists from fungi? • a. Fungi have centrioles. • b. Funguslike protists grow in damp places. • c. Fungi have cell walls made of chitin. • d. Funguslike protists absorb food through their cell membranes. BACK TO GAME

22. Topic 3:$100 Question • What triggers the aggregation of many slime mold individuals into one giant, sluglike mass? • a. depleted food supply • b. lack of water • c. invasion of a parasite • d. cold weather ANSWER BACK TO GAME

23. Topic 3:$100 Answer • What triggers the aggregation of many slime mold individuals into one giant, sluglike mass? • a. depleted food supply • b. lack of water • c. invasion of a parasite • d. cold weather BACK TO GAME

24. Topic 3:$200 Question • Funguslike protists get nutrients by • a. photosynthesis. • b. living as an animal parasite. • c. absorbing them from dead or decaying matter. • d. none of the above. ANSWER BACK TO GAME

25. Topic 3:$200 Answer • Funguslike protists get nutrients by • a. photosynthesis. • b. living as an animal parasite. • c. absorbing them from dead or decaying matter. • d. none of the above. BACK TO GAME

26. Topic 3:$300 Question • A protist is any organism that is not a plant, an animal, a fungus, or a(an) • a. eubacterium. • b. archaebacterium. • c. prokaryote. • d. eukaryote. ANSWER BACK TO GAME

27. Topic 3:$300 Answer • A protist is any organism that is not a plant, an animal, a fungus, or a(an) • a. eubacterium. • b. archaebacterium. • c. prokaryote. • d. eukaryote. BACK TO GAME

28. Topic 3:$400 Question • To which phylum do amoebas, foraminiferans, and heliozoans belong? • a. sarcodines • b. ciliates • c. sporozoans • d. pseudopods ANSWER BACK TO GAME

29. Topic 3:$400 Answer • To which phylum do amoebas, foraminiferans, and heliozoans belong? • a. sarcodines • b. ciliates • c. sporozoans • d. pseudopods BACK TO GAME

30. Topic 3:$500 Question • The sporozoan Plasmodium causes the disease know as • a. African sleeping sickness. • b. algal bloom. • c. amebic dysentery. • d. malaria. ANSWER BACK TO GAME

31. Topic 3:$500 Answer • The sporozoan Plasmodium causes the disease know as • a. African sleeping sickness. • b. algal bloom. • c. amebic dysentery. • d. malaria BACK TO GAME

32. Topic 4:$100 Question • Which statement about malaria is true? • a. Malaria has been eradicated by control of the Anopheles mosquito. • b. All strains can be treated with modern drugs; and there is an effective vaccine. • c. Many strains can be treated with modern drugs; however, there is no completely effective vaccine. • d. Not all strains can be treated, and there is no completely effective vaccine ANSWER BACK TO GAME

33. Topic 4:$100 Answer • Which statement about malaria is true? • a. Malaria has been eradicated by control of the Anopheles mosquito. • b. All strains can be treated with modern drugs; and there is an effective vaccine. • c. Many strains can be treated with modern drugs; however, there is no completely effective vaccine. • d. Not all strains can be treated, and there is no completely effective vaccine BACK TO GAME

34. Topic 4:$200 Question • Which substances allow algae to harvest and use the energy from sunlight? • a. chlorophyll and accessory pigments • b. oogonium and antheridium • c. cilium and fucoxanthin • d. phycobilin and flagellum ANSWER BACK TO GAME

35. Topic 4:$200 Answer • Which substances allow algae to harvest and use the energy from sunlight? • a. chlorophyll and accessory pigments • b. oogonium and antheridium • c. cilium and fucoxanthin • d. phycobilin and flagellum BACK TO GAME

36. Topic 4:$300 Question • The function of conjugation in paramecia is to • a. create new individual paramecia. • b. exchange genetic material, thus increasing diversity of the population. • c. expel excess water, thereby maintaining homeostasis. • d. trigger the release of thrichocysts. ANSWER BACK TO GAME

37. Topic 4:$300 Answer • The function of conjugation in paramecia is to • a. create new individual paramecia. • b. exchange genetic material, thus increasing diversity of the population. • c. expel excess water, thereby maintaining homeostasis. • d. trigger the release of thrichocysts. BACK TO GAME

38. Topic 4:$400 Question • An argument that does NOT support the classification of multicellular green algae as plants is that multicellular green algae • a. Have highly specialized tissues. • b. Live primarily in water • c. Display alternation of generations. • d. Contain chlorophyll a, which makes them green. ANSWER BACK TO GAME

39. Topic 4:$400 Answer • An argument that does NOT support the classification of multicellular green algae as plants is that multicellular green algae • a. have highly specialized tissues. • b. Live primarily in water. • c. Display alternation of generations. • d. Contain chlorophyll a, which makes them green. BACK TO GAME

40. Topic 4:$500 Question • Why are algae considered one of the most important groups of organisms on our planet? • a. They are rich in vitamin C. • b. They produce chemicals that are used to treat health problems. • c. They produce chemicals that are used to make plastics, waxes, and plants. • d. They produce much of Earth’s oxygen through photo ANSWER BACK TO GAME

41. Topic 4:$500 Answer • Why are algae considered one of the most important groups of organisms on our planet? • a. They are rich in vitamin C. • b. They produce chemicals that are used to treat health problems. • c. They produce chemicals that are used to make plastics, waxes, and plants. • d. They produce much of Earth’s oxygen through photo BACK TO GAME

42. Topic 5:$100 Question • Some products derived from algae include • a. drugs for stomach ulcers and high blood pressure. • b. thickeners for food. • c. chemicals in plastics, waxes, paints, and lubricants. • d. all of the above ANSWER BACK TO GAME

43. Topic 5:$100 Answer • Some products derived from algae include • a. drugs for stomach ulcers and high blood pressure. • b. thickeners for food. • c. chemicals in plastics, waxes, paints, and lubricants. • d. all of the above BACK TO GAME

44. Topic 5:$200 Question • When the amoeba-like cells of acellular slime molds fuse, they form structures with many nuclei called • a. zoosporangia. • b. spores. • c. filaments. • d. plasmodia. ANSWER BACK TO GAME

45. Topic 5:$200 Answer • When the amoeba-like cells of acellular slime molds fuse, they form structures with many nuclei called • a. zoosporangia. • b. spores. • c. filaments. • d. plasmodia BACK TO GAME

46. Topic 5:$300 Question • Which of the statements is true about dinoflagellates? • a. They contain bright yellow pigments. • b. They can be both photosynthetic and heterotrophic. • c. Many species are luminescent. • d. They possess pillbox-shaped cell walls of silica. ANSWER BACK TO GAME

47. Topic 5:$300 Answer • Which of the statements is true about dinoflagellates? • a. They contain bright yellow pigments. • b. They can be both photosynthetic and heterotrophic. • c. Many species are luminescent. • d. They possess pillbox-shaped cell walls of silica. BACK TO GAME

48. Topic 5:$400 Question • What effect does a red tide have on humans? • a. Eating poisoned shellfish from affected waters can cause sickness and death to humans. • b. All the fish in the area die, causing local fisherman to lose money. • c. The protists help clean up wastes discharged by local sewage pipes. • d. It is unhealthy to swim in the ocean during a red tide. ANSWER BACK TO GAME

49. Topic 5:$400 Answer • What effect does a red tide have on humans? • a. Eating poisoned shellfish from affected waters can cause sickness and death to humans. • b. All the fish in the area die, causing local fisherman to lose money. • c. The protists help clean up wastes discharged by local sewage pipes. • d. It is unhealthy to swim in the ocean during a red tide. BACK TO GAME

50. Topic 5:$500 Question • In the lytic cycle of the green alga Ulva, one of the phases produces male and female gametes known as • a. sporophytes. • b. gametophytes. • c. spores. • d. zoospores. ANSWER BACK TO GAME