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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA person who comes down with malaria can infer that he or she contracted it fromthe bite of a tsetse flycontaminated water supplyinfections with Giardiathe bite of an Anopheles mosquito
- 2. Multiple ChoiceLike animals, animal-like protists areautotrophsHeterotrophsunicellularprokaryotes
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich structure allow sarcodines such as amoebas to move?ciliacontractile vacuoleflagellapseudopods
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat theory allowed for the first protist to evolve?endocymbioticgerm theoryelectrostatic theorycell theory
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich phylum causes the red tide t hat infects shelfish with a toxin?BacillariophytaChrysophytaEuglenophyta{yrrophyta
- 6. Multiple ChoiceViruses are exceptions to the cell theory, but they have some characteristics of living things. What is one of these characteristicsThey are made up of many specialized cellsThey contain genetic materialThey reproduce by mitosisThey contain chlorophyll
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat characteristics of plants is shared by green algae?Photosynthetic pigmentsmulticellularitycell wall compositionall of the above
- 8. Multiple ChoiceAn argument that does NOT support the classification of multi cellular green algae as plants is that multicellular green algaedisplay alteration of genertationcontain chlorophyll a, which makes them greenhave highly specialized tissueslive primarily in water
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhere are you likely to find a photoautotroph?in your refrigeratornear the surfaces of lakes,streams and oceansin your digestive systemin the darkness of the ocean
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is algae's most important contribution to humans?as a photosynthesizeras a source for medicinal drugsas a source for industrial cemicalsas a direct food source for humans
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIn general algal blooms occur whenthe weather is stormytoxins accumulate ins hellfishnutrients decrease in waternutrients increase in water
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a shared characteristic of protists?unicellularheterotrophprokaryotemulticellular
- 13. Multiple ChoiceProtozoans areanimal-like autotrophsplantlike fungifungus like protistsanimal -like protists
- 14. Multiple ChoiceMushrooms are classified ascommon moldssac fungiclub fungiimperfect fungi
- 15. Multiple ChoiceYeasts are known asclub fungiimperfect fungisac fungi
- 16. Multiple Choiceyeasts obtain energy by alcoholic fermentation in the absence ofcarbon dioxidesugarmoistureoxygen
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements about fungi is true?they deplete the soil of trace elementsthey do not affect trace elementsthey return trace elements to the soilthey bind trace elements and hold them
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe thread like structures that make up the boides of multicellular fungi are calledhyphaenucleimoldcell walls
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat do fungi have in common with animals?they are autotrophsthey are heterotrophsthey have cell wallsthey use spores to reproduce
- 20. Multiple ChoiceFungi that decompose dead organismscan cause serious disease in plantslive in symbiosis with other organismsreturn important nutrients to the soilare often called pioneer organisms
- 21. Multiple ChoiceIn prokaryotic organisms DNA is foundfloating in the cytoplasmattached to ribosomessurrounded by nuclear membranecontained in the vacuole
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich cell structure does a bacterial cell lack?ribosomelysosomecell wallcytoplasm
- 23. Multiple ChoiceA scientist discovers an organism which does not have peptidoglycan in its cell wall, and lives in extreme conditions. Which kingdom does this organism belong toArchaebacteriaEubacteriaProtistaAnimalia
- 24. Multiple ChoiceHow do human diseases caused by bacteria and viruses react to antibioticsviruses are not affected and bacteria are killedviruses are affect bacteria are notboth viruses and bacteria are affected by antibioticsNeither are affected by antibiotics
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhy do companies irradiate some fruits and vegetables?to improve flavorsincrease shelf lifespeed up ripeningto partially cook the produce
- 26. Multiple ChoiceProkarytic cells contain all of the following exceptcell wallDNANucleusribosomes
- 27. Multiple ChoiceSome bacteria secrete a substance that is harmful to insects but harmless to humans, scientists have isolated the gene that controls production of this substance. Which of the following is the reason for inserting this gene into corn plantsfewer pesticides will be neededcorn will grow fasterless fertilizer will be neededthe corn will be more nutritious
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich is a use for genetically engineered bacteriaidentifiying the remains of an unknown persondeveloping a DNA fingerprint of blood left at a crime scenemaking human insulin for diabetesproducing corn resistant to herbicides
- 29. Multiple Choice. Which of these does a virus need in order to multiply?.Chloroplasts from a host cellA host cell to provide oxygen for the virusNew ADP from a host cell. A host cell to replicate the virus’s DNA
- 30. Multiple Choice
2. The diagram shows an HIV particle. What is the function of the glycoproteins on the outside of the virus?To carry genetic materialTo propel the virus forwardTo help the virus invade and attach to cellsTo protect the HIV particle from antibodies - 31. Multiple ChoiceThere are two structures that are characteristic of all viruses: nucleic acid and a capsid. What is the function of the nucleic acid?The nucleic acid contains the genetic information needed to bind with a host cell.The nucleic acid gives the virus the shape needed to invade a host cell.The nucleic acid contains the genetic information needed to reproduce itselfThe nucleic acid contains the genetic information needed to avoid detection.
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement is true of all living things?make their own foodthey need carbon dioxide to survivemade of basic units called cellsable to move from place to place
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhich require a host cell to reproduce?blue green algaevirusesbacteriafungi
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following are members of kingdom Archaebacteria?methanogensstaphylococcusstreptococcusE. Coli
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat is one way to identify prokaryotes?cell shapemethod for obtaining energyby cell shape and arrangementby cell arrangement
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