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1

Endosymbiosis proposes that mitochondria developed from
A)an organism similar to Pelomyxa.
B)complex internal membrane structures such as those found in Pelomyxa.
C)symbiotic, aerobic eubacteria engulfed by early eukaryotic cells.
D)viral RNA that invaded early eukaryotes.
2

Mitochondria are similar to nonsulfur purple bacteria in all of the following ways except
A)they both have an inner membrane folded into numerous layers
B)they each have their own DNA
C)they both divide by fission
D)they both can grow in a cell-free culture
3

Which of the following is a form of asexual reproduction?
A)parthenogenesis
B)self-fertilization
C)union of gametes
D)both a and b
4

Organisms that only exist in the diploid state as a zygote are said to undergo
A)zygotic meiosis.
B)gametic meiosis.
C)sporic meiosis.
D)incomplete meiosis.
5

Plants exhibit
A)zygotic meiosis.
B)gametic meiosis.
C)sporic meiosis.
D)incomplete meiosis.
6

The term "alternation of generations" applies to organisms that undergo
A)zygotic meiosis
B)gametic meiosis
C)sporic meiosis
D)incomplete meiosis
7

Organisms that move by means of pseudopodia belong to the group
A)algae.
B)amoebas.
C)diatoms.
D)euglenoids.
8

The algae are subdivided into three groups according to
A)the type of meiosis in their life cycle.
B)the structure of their cell walls.
C)the kind of chlorophyll they contain.
D)the size of their multicellular structures.
9

Red tides are associated with
A)dinoflagellates.
B)zoomastigotes.
C)euglenoids.
D)diatoms.
10

The organism that causes malaria belongs to which one of the following groups?
A)flagellates
B)sporozoans
C)ciliates
D)zoomastigotes
11

Chloroplasts and centrioles may have had an endosymbiotic origin.
A)true
B)false
12

The kingdom Protista is the most diverse of the six kingdoms of organisms.
A)true
B)false
13

If an organism is capable of photosynthesis, it belongs to the plant kingdom.
A)true
B)false
14

One characteristic that sets the protists apart from the rest of the kingdoms is their small size.
A)true
B)false
15

Sexual reproduction probably evolved as a means of repairing chromosome damage.
A)true
B)false
16

The advent of sexual reproduction is important to the process of evolution because it helped create extensive genetic diversity.
A)true
B)false
17

The White Cliffs of Dover are made up almost entirely of the shells of diatoms.
A)true
B)false
18

Diatoms have intricate double shells made up of calcium carbonate.
A)true
B)false
19

Rusts and mildews are slime molds.
A)true
B)false
20

Trypanosoma, the organism that causes sleeping sickness, is in the phylum of the zoomastigotes.
A)true
B)false





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