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Grade 12 Protists and Fungi
What is the primary component of a fungal cell wall?
  1. cellulose
  2. chitin
  3. glycogen
  4. lipids
Grade 12 Protists and Fungi
How do lichens obtain their energy?
  1. through photosynthesis
  2. by decaying organic matter
  3. from parasitizing other plants
  4. from minerals in the soil
Grade 12 Protists and Fungi
The size that unicellular protists can achieve is limited by                                               .
  1. their energy-producing potential
  2. the number of mitochondria present in the cell
  3. their surface-area-to-volume ratio
  4. the volume of nucleoplasm within the nucleus
Grade 12 Protists and Fungi
Into what structure are the hyphae of multicellular fungi organized?
  1. dikaryon
  2. mycelium
  3. arbuscule
  4. rhizoid
Grade 12 Protists and Fungi
Which structure allows protists to be able to increase their surface area for gas exchange?
  1. mitochondria
  2. cell membrane
  3. cell wall
  4. nucleus
Grade 12 Protists and Fungi
Dinoflagellates are known to be endosymbionts of                .
  1. fungi
  2. mammals
  3. corals
  4. roundworms
Grade 12 Protists and Fungi
What is a major role of saprobic fungi in a terrestrial ecosystem?
  1. trap atmospheric carbon dioxide
  2. parasitize plants and animals
  3. break down carbon compounds
  4. serve as pathogens for plants
Grade 12 Protists and Fungi
Which group of protists secretes an external shell of silicon dioxide?
  1. diatoms
  2. euglenids
  3. paramecia
  4. amoebozoans
Grade 12 Protists and Fungi
In the fungal hyphae, what does not occur between karyogamy and plasmogamy?
  1. meiosis
  2. spore formation
  3. mitosis
  4. production of a fruiting body
Grade 12 Protists and Fungi
How do fungi maintain genetic diversity?
  1. binary fission
  2. conidia
  3. budding
  4. plasmogamy
Grade 12 Protists and Fungi
Which characteristic describes the organisms known as protists?
  1. They are all microscopic.
  2. They are all unicellular.
  3. They are closely related to bacteria.
  4. They are not closely related to each other.
Grade 12 Protists and Fungi
What is a another name for Rhodophyta?
  1. blue algae
  2. red algae
  3. pink algae
  4. yellow algae
Grade 12 Protists and Fungi
Which is the closest group to Basidiomycota?
  1. chytrids
  2. Ascomycota
  3. Zygomycota
  4. lichens
Grade 12 Protists and Fungi
Which group of protists are photosynthetic, multicellular, and can grow many meters in length?
  1. stramenopiles and phaeophyta
  2. alveolates and dinoflagellates
  3. amoebozoans and slime molds
  4. foraminiferans and excavates