Protist Lineages

How many of the following statements are correct?The protist in this diagram...- is feeding through phagocytosis- is in the same supergroup as photosynthetic protists- has alveoli on its surface- is responsible for the human disease malariaa. One is correctb. Two are correctc. Three are correctd. Four are correct

Slime molds and water molds _____.a. make their food by photosynthesisb. ingest their food by phagocytosisc. synthesize their food from inorganic materiald. None of these

The production of oxygen and food by the _____ contributes significantly to the health of the biosphere.a. water moldsb. parameciumc. diatomsd. sporozoans

A red tide in the ocean is caused by an increase in the number of _____.a. dinoflagellatesb. brown algaec. euglenoidsd. diatoms

Brown algae store their reserve food as _____.a. celluloseb. laminarinc. glycogend. chitin

Green algae are believed to be closely related to the first plants because both groups _____.a. possess chlorophylls a and bb. have a cell wall that contains chitinc. store reserve food as glycogend. All of these

Which of the following depend on pseudopods for locomotion?a. zooflagellatesb. ameboidsc. sporozoansd. ciliates

What is true of charophytes? a. They are the ancestors of green algae. b. They are examples of seedless vascular plants. c. They are the closest living algal relatives of land plants.  

Select the FOUR statements about Plasmodium that are true.A) The complete life cycle of Plasmodium requires two hosts.B) When a mosquito bites a human with malaria, diploid Plasmodium cells enter the mosquito.C) Plasmodium cells are transferred to humans through mosquito saliva.D) The life cycle of Plasmodium involves only haploid forms.E) Inside an infected mosquito, haploid gametes fuse, forming a diploid zygote that develops into an oocyst.F) Inside an infected mosquito, haploid gametes fuse, forming a haploid zygote that develops into an oocyst.G) Plasmodium cells infect two specific types of cells in humans.

Which of the following is NOT found in the gastrointestinal tract of a healthy individual?                a) protistsb) Clostridium                        c) Bacteroidesd) Bacteroidetes