Question 1

How are the Archaeplastids similar to and different from the plants?

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Biologists have long thought that the Ar...

Question 2

Slime molds, found in the Supergroup Amoebozoa, were once classified as fungi. What characteristics of the slime molds distinguish them from fungi?

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A)   Slime molds lack cell walls.
B)   They are flagellated cells at certain stages of the life cycle.
C)   The vegetative state of the slime mold is mobile and amoeboid.
D)   All of these characteristics distinguish slime molds from fungi.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

The endosymbiont hypothesis proposes all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   mitochondria and chloroplasts were once free-living bacteria.
B)   a nucleated cell engulfed an aerobic bacterium which evolved into mitochondria.
C)   prokaryotes evolved when an aerobic bacterium engulfed a cyanobacterium.
D)   chloroplasts originated when a nucleated cell engulfed a cyanobacterium.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Which protist is NOT correctly linked to the type of movement it shows?

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A)   amoeboids-pseudopodia
B)   ciliates--cilia
C)   zooflagellates-flagella
D)   sporozoan-flexing the pellicleE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The deposits of chalky fossils that built the White Cliffs of Dover were formed by

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A)   Amoebozoans.
B)   Rhizarians.
C)   Excavates.
D)   Opisthokonts.
E)   Chromalveolates.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

Describe the feeding mechanisms of members of the supergroup Archaeplastids.

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The Archaeplastids consist of the green ...

Question 7

Which is NOT a feature found in protozoans?

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A)   heterotrophic
B)   multicellular
C)   usually motile
D)   eukaryoticE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Describe the evidence that supports that protists have evolved into multiple evolutionary lineages.

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Some of the main evidence available toda...

Question 9

Which of the following alga is mismatched with its description?

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A)   Chlamydomonas-unicellular
B)   Volvox-filamentous
C)   Ulva-multicellular
D)   Chara-multicellularE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Identify the Supergroup the organism in the picture below belongs in and describe the process that is occurring.

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The filamentous Charophyte, Spirogyra, b...

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