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1

Cilia and flagella have similar internal structures, but their _________ is/are different.
A)length and number
B)placement
C)microfilaments
D)color
2

The sliding microtubule hypothesis explains
A)kinetosome structure.
B)pseudopodal action.
C)endosymbiosis.
D)ciliary and flagellar action.
3

Most of the sarcodines and flagellates reproduce by
A)autogamy.
B)schizogony.
C)budding.
D)binary fission.
4

A resistant, quiescent stage in the life cycle of a protozoan is called a
A)sporozoite.
B)gamete.
C)cyst.
D)merozoite.
5

The agents of red tide, which may be red, brown, yellow, or colorless, are the
A)dinoflagellates.
B)radiolarians.
C)foraminiferans.
D)ciliophorans.
6

African sleeping sickness and Chagas's disease are both caused by protozoa in the
A)genus (Noctiluca).
B)genus (Plasmodium).
C)genus (Toxoplasma).
D)genus (Trypanosoma).
7

Mental retardation of a child can be caused by infection of its mother by during the child's fetal development. This may be the simple result of the mother changing a cat litter box while pregnant.
A)the protistan (Noctiluca)
B)the protistan (Plasmodium)
C)the protistan (Toxoplasma)
D)the protistan (Trypanosoma)
8

The agent of malaria, which kills one million people each year globally, is
A)the protistan (Noctiluca)
B)the protistan (Plasmodium)
C)the protistan (Toxoplasma)
D)the protistan (Trypanosoma)
9

Some sarcodines make a protective shell or test. Those that construct this shell of calcium carbonate are the
A)dinoflagellates.
B)radiolarians.
C)foraminiferans.
D)ciliophorans.
10

Sarcodines that construct their shell or test of siliceous material, and are also found in fresh waters are the
A)dinoflagellates.
B)radiolarians.
C)foraminiferans.
D)ciliophorans.
11

While many sarcodines are heterotrophic, a few are endoparasites. The agent of amoebic dysentery is
A)the protistan Plasmodium vivax.
B)the protistan Toxoplasma gondii.
C)the protistan Entamoeba histolytica.
D)the protistan Trypanosoma brucei.
12

The members of phylum Apicomplexa share two features, which are
A)flagella and cyst formation.
B)an apical complex and endoparasitism.
C)endoparasitism and flagella.
D)cyst formation and an apical complex.
13

Which of the following disease agents does a vector mosquito transmit?
A)the protistan Plasmodium vivax.
B)the protistan Toxoplasma gondii.
C)the protistan Entamoeba histolytica.
D)the protistan Trypanosoma brucei.
14

The members of phylum Ciliophora usually have cilia but the one trait that characterizes them is being
A)motile.
B)free living.
C)multinucleate.
D)smaller than other protists.
15

The members of phylum Ciliophora have complex reproductive cycles, but they usually include
A)conjugation and autogamy.
B)sporogony and fission.
C)autogamy and sporogony.
D)fission and conjugation.
16

Which of the following is not a form of asexual reproduction used by protists?
A)fission
B)budding
C)conjugation
D)schizogony
17

The infective stage in the life cycle of a sporozoan is the
A)oocyst.
B)sporocyst.
C)merozoite.
D)trophozoite.
18

When cilia are fused into a sheet of material that can be used for locomotion or for moving food particles toward the cytopharynx, the sheet is called
A)an infraciliature.
B)an undulating membrane.
C)a flagella.
D)a pellicle.
19

Another term for the joining of two gametes is
A)sporogony.
B)autogamy.
C)conjugation.
D)syngamy.
20

Among the Ciliophora, the surface is called a pellicle. The ________ are pellicular structures that primarily are used for attachment.
A)membranelles
B)cirri
C)kinetosomes
D)trichocysts
21

Unlike most of the other kinds of protists, the __________ exist in a diploid state most of the life cycle and meiosis precedes syngamy.
A)phytoflagellates
B)sarcodines
C)ciliates
D)zooflagellates
22

A process known as _________ begins the sexual phase of the typical sporozoan life cycle, such as in the life cycle of Plasmodium.
A)exogeny
B)schizogony
C)gametogeny
D)sporogony
23

Some of the oldest known fossils of eukaryotic organisms that have been identified are members of the group called
A)difflugians.
B)radiolarians.
C)arcellians.
D)dinoflagellates.
24

The type of movement that is facilitated by pseudopodia is called ameboid movement.
A)True
B)False
25

The arrangement of microtubules within a flagella is similar to the internal structure of another organelle, the mitochondrion.
A)True
B)False
26

Contractile vacuoles are mainly functional in regulating water within the cell, and are most active in freshwater protozoans.
A)True
B)False
27

Respiration exchanges in protists occur via specialized membranous organelles.
A)True
B)False
28

Lobopodia are large and blunt, contain both endoplasm and ectoplasm, and are used in ameboid movement.
A)True
B)False
29

Zygotic meiosis is meiosis that occurs after fertilization such as in Apicomplexa.
A)True
B)False
30

Intermediary meiosis is meiosis that occurs between haploid and diploid generations such as in foraminiferans.
A)True
B)False
31

Conjugation is when gametic nuclei are exchanged between individuals such as inPlasmodium.
A)True
B)False
32

It is believed that the green algae gave rise to multicellular plants.
A)True
B)False
33

Endosomes are structures found in the nucleus of some protozoans, and are nucleoli that persist during mitosis.
A)True
B)False
34

Undulipodia is the term that has been given to the various types of pseudopodia.
A)True
B)False
35

One difference between pseudopodia and flagella and cilia is that pseudopodia are bound by the cell membrane, whereas flagella and cilia are naked extensions of microtubules.
A)True
B)False
36

Multiple fission is common in the sporozoans and some sarcodinians, and is also known as schizogony.
A)True
B)False
37

If a protozoan produces gametes that are morphologically similar, they are called anisogametes.
A)True
B)False
38

The amebas, Plasmodium, Paramecium, and Euglena all belong to different phyla.
A)True
B)False
39

Many species of foraminiferans live in a close symbiotic relationship with stony corals, and are very important in the formation and maintenance of coral reefs.
A)True
B)False
40

Toxoplasmosis typically does not cause disease symptoms in healthy humans, but may pose a threat to HIV-infected persons, the elderly, and pregnant women.
A)True
B)False







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