Glencoe Biology

Section 1: Introduction to Protists

Self-Check Quizzes

1.
Which type of protists often feed on decaying matter?
A)funguslike
B)plantlike
C)animal-like
D)algae
2.
The giant kelp is an example of ____.
A)funguslike protists
B)animal-like protists
C)algae
D)paramecia
3.
All protists are ____.
A)prokaryotes
B)eukaryotes
C)algae
D)bacteria
4.
Protists live in ___ conditions in which they depend on other organisms.
A)anaerobic
B)symbiotic
C)dry
D)acidic
5.
This diagram represents protist evolution. Which organism did protists evolve from?

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A)ancestral eukaryotic cell
B)thermophiles
C)animal-like protists
D)red algae
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