Life Science bju Chapter 9 Test A Microscopic World

Question 1

A group of unicellular protists living together is called a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

colony

Question 2

Malaria is caused by a(n)

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protozoan

Question 3

Plantlike protists are commonly called

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algae

Question 4

What is the overpopulation of dinoflagellates?

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Red- tide

Question 5

THe gills on a mushroom are used for photosynthesis

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False

Question 6

What kingdom do Protozoans and Algae belong to?

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Protoctists

Question 7

Type of sexual reproduction in protozoans

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conjugation

Question 8

Animal like protists are called

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protozoans

Question 9

Which bacteria are producers?

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cynaobacteria

Question 10

Most bacteria cause disease

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False

Question 11

What are the structures amoeba use to move?

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pseudopods

Question 12

Mycorrhizae are parasitic relationships between plant roots and fungi

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False

Question 13

What is a lichen?

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a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and an alga

Question 14

A virus that remains inactive inside its host is called a _____________ virus

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latent

Question 15

The members of this kingdom can live in extreme environments like hot springs

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Archaebacteria

Question 16

Chemicals that the body produces to protect itself against viruses are

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interferons

Question 17

A cell in a colony would die if it were separated from the coloy

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

What are tiny organisms in the ocean that serve as food for many ocean animals?

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Plankton

Question 19

What kingdom contains true bacteria and cynaobacteria

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Eubacteria

Question 20

Penicillin comes from a bacteria

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False

Question 21

Spherical bacteria are called...

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cocci

Question 22

Which one doesn't belong?

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cillia

Question 23

What are short, hairlike projections?

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Cilia

Question 24

How does a paramecium eat differently than an amoeba?

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Sweeps food into its oral groove

Question 25

Fungi and bacteria are important in the natural environment because they

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decompose wastes

Question 26

Bacteria reproduce asexually by

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binary fission

Question 27

What is asexual reproduction in Spirogyra?

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Fragmentation

Question 28

How do viruses reproduce?

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bu forcing their host cells to make more viruses

Question 29

What has a nucleic acid surrounded by a protein coat?

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virus

Question 30

All fungi produce

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spores

Question 31

What is a rod shaped bacteria called?

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bacillus

Question 32

An alga filament is

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a long thread of cells

Question 33

Which of these is prokaryotic?

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Bacillus brevis

Question 34

Which organisms perform photosynthesis?

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algae

Question 35

Which characteristic do all Protists share?

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Eukaryotic

Question 36

Most fungi are composed of long filaments called what?

Accepted Answer

Hyphae

Question 37

Which fungi would be most likely to participate in decomposition?

Accepted Answer

saprophytic

Question 38

What are long, whip-like hairs?

Accepted Answer

Flagella

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Life Science bju Chapter 9 Test A Microscopic World

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