Question

1.
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Which kind of protists cause red tides and have bioluminescence?

diatoms

euglenoids

dinoflagellates

amoebas
2.
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The three shapes of bacteria include rod, spiral, and ______________.

round

oblong

square

diamond
3.
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fission is a type of asexual reproduction where a bacterium clones itself, resulting in _________ daughter bacteria.

one

two

five

four
4.
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Animal-like protists are also called _______________ (the first animals).

fungus

algae

mold

protozoans
5.
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____________ are protists that can be found in toothpaste, silver polish, cleansers, and insulation.

Dinoflagellates

Diatoms

Amoebas

Euglenoids
6.
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Fungus-like protists get their energy through ________________.

nitrogen fixation

extracellular digestion

digesting phytoplankton

photosynthesis
7.
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A type of sexual reproduction in which two bacteria join together and exchange genetic information is called ________________.

binary fission

conjugation

genetic composition

cloning
8.
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Deuteromycota includes the following type of fungi:

mushrooms, bracket fungi, and puffballs

various fruit molds and black bread molds

Penicillium

yeasts, truffles, and morels
9.
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Which of the following type of fungi belong to the Basidiomycota:

penicillin; blue cheese

yeast; truffles; morels

mushrooms; bracket fungi; puffballs

various fruit molds; black bread molds
10.
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The following type of fungi belong to the Ascomycota:

mushrooms; bracket fungi; puffballs

Penicillium

yeasts; truffles; morels

various fruit molds; black bread molds
11.
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A ____________ is an organism that carries a parasite and causes an organism to be infected with it.

mold

vector

malaria

cilia
12.
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A vaccine is ____________.

an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host

an infectious agent that once injected builds a person's immunity to the infectious agent because the person's body forms bacteria to the infectious agent

an infectious agent that once injected builds a person's immunity to the infectious agent because the person's body forms antibodies to the infectious agent
13.
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A group of bacteria-like organisms that can withstand extreme environments is called ______________.

eukaryota

archaea

eubacteria

cyanobacteria
14.
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____________ can withstand extreme heat.

Thermophiles

Haliophiles

Psychrophiles

Sporozoans
15.
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Nitrogen fixation is the process that some bacteria use to convert ____________ in the atmosphere to a form usable to other forms of life.

hydrogen

carbon dioxide

nitrogen

oxygen
16.
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___________ staining is a procedure by scientists to determine what type of bacteria they have.

Gram

Gam

Ram

Gran
17.
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A ________ is a unicellular or multicellular organism that is heterotropic; feeding off dead organic matter or a parasite, feeding off living organisms; reproduces through spores.

bacteria

diatom

fungus

protist
18.
Select 3 that apply.

A protist is an organism with eukaryotic cells that is not a(n) ___________, ______________, or ____________.

animal

host

plant

fungus

Answer 1

1. dinoflagellates
2. round
3. two
4. protozoans
5. Diatoms
6. extracellular digestion
7. conjugation
8. Penicillium
9. mushrooms; bracket fungi; puffballs
10. yeasts, truffles, and morels
11. vector
12. an infectious agent that once injected builds a person's immunity to the infectious agent because the person's body forms antibodies to the infectious agent
13. archaea
14. Thermophiles
15. nitrogen
16. Gram
17. fungus
18. animal; plant; fungus