Chapter 21

Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life · 15 exercises

Problem 1

Multicelled haploid and diploid bodies form in protists that have \(a(n)\) ___________. a. haploid-dominant life cycle b. diploid-dominant life cycle c. alternation of generations

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Problem 2

The __________ of diplomonads and parabasalids produce ATP by an anaerobic pathway. a. trypanosomes b. hydrogenosomes c. microvilli d. flagella

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Problem 3

Radiolaria and diatoms have a shell of ___________. a. cellulose b. silica c. calcium carbonate d. chitin

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Problem 4

Which of the following might you find in seawater? a. an apicomplexan b. a cellular slime mold c. a dinoflagellate d. a euglenoid e. all of the above

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Problem 5

Diatoms produce ________ that help them float. a. sugars b. oils c. diatomaceous earth d. agar

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Problem 6

Chloroplasts of green algae evolved from _____________.

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Problem 7

Green algae are most closely related to ____________. a. brown algae b. diatoms c. red algae d. dinoflagellates

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Problem 8

To reproduce sexually, two ciliates join and ____________. a. exchange micronuclei b. form spores c. emit light d. infect cells

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Problem 9

Which species does not cause human disease? a. Toxoplasma gondii b. Entamoeba histolytica c. Dictyostelium discoideum d. Trichomonas vaginalis

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Problem 10

_____________ is produced from red algae. a. Diatomaceous earth b. Chert c. Carrageenan d. both b and \(c\)

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Problem 11

A protist that has a contractile vacuole _____________. a. is a heterotroph b. reproduces only by asexual means c. evolved chloroplasts by secondary endosymbiosis d. lives in fresh water

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Problem 12

Choanoflagellates are considered the sister group to, or closest living relatives of ___________. a. plants b. fungi c. animals d. dinoflagellates

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Problem 13

Bioluminescent dinoflagellates ____________. a. have a clear silica shell b. convert ATP energy to light energy c. live inside most corals d. are multicelled heterotrophs

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Problem 14

Match each term with its most suitable description. ________limestone ________chert ________algin ________nori ________agar a. extracted from kelps b. dried red alga c. remains of radiolaria d. extracted from red algae e. remains of foraminifera

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Problem 15

Match each term with its most suitable description. _________diplomonad _________apicomplexan _________algal bloom _________diatom _________brown alga _________red alga _________green alga _________choanoflagellate a. protist population explosion b. silica-shelled producer c. cells with "collared" flagellum d. no mitochondria, anaerobic e. closest relative of land plants f. multicelled, with fucoxanthin g. one type causes malaria h. deep dweller with phycobilins

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