Biology Laboratory Manual, 6/e

Darrell S. Vodopich, Baylor University
Randy Moore, University of Minnesota--Minneapolis

Exercise 24 - Survey of Kingdom Protista: Algae

Choose the one answer that best answers the question.


1	An algal specimen that has cellulose cell walls and contains chlorophyll a and b is a member of Phylum ____, commonly called ____.
		A)	Chlorophyta, green algae
		B)	Phaeophyta, brown algae
		C)	Rhodophyta, red algae
		D)	Bacillariophyta, green algae


2	____ are multicellular female reproductive structures.
		A)	oogonia
		B)	conceptacles
		C)	antheridia
		D)	gametangia


3	The brown pigment in Phylum Phaeophyta is called ____.
		A)	xanthophyll
		B)	carotenoid
		C)	fucoxanthin
		D)	carrageenan


4	Which phylum of algae will have two flagella?
		A)	Rhodophyta
		B)	Euglenophyta
		C)	Bacillariophyta
		D)	Dinoflagellata


5	Algae that are shaped like chains because the cells attach end to end are called ____.
		A)	unicellular
		B)	filamentous
		C)	colonial
		D)	multicellular


6	What is the reddish spot that functions as a light absorber in some green algae?
		A)	stigma
		B)	chloroplast
		C)	rhodophyte
		D)	conjugation tube


7	Cladophora and Spirogyra are examples of ____ algae.
		A)	red
		B)	filamentous
		C)	colonial
		D)	unicellular


8	Agar is derived from which type of algae?
		A)	green
		B)	brown
		C)	red
		D)	diatoms


9	Dinoflagellates have cell wall plates composed of ____.
		A)	silicon
		B)	cellulose
		C)	protein
		D)	calcium carbonate


10	Sexual reproduction of Volvox in which the egg is large and motile compared to the sperm is called ____.
		A)	syngamy
		B)	oogamy
		C)	isogamy
		D)	alternation of generations

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