2.4/3.1 Kahoot - Protists Flashcards

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1
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Protists are organisms classified into the plant kingdom.

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false

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2
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Protists do not have a nucleus.

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False

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3
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All protists are

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eukaryotes

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4
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Protists …

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can be both single-celled or multicellular

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5
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How are Protists grouped?

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how they move and how they obtain nutrients

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6
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What are the major types of protists.

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animal-like, plant-like, fungi-like

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7
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All protists live in

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moist environments

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8
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protists can reproduce asexually and sexually

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True

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9
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Animal-like protists are all?

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heterotrophic

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10
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Protozoan means…

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‘Primitive Animals’

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11
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A group of protists uses extensions of cytoplasm for locomotion. The extensions are called?

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pseudopods

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12
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What is phagocytosis?

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A protist uses pseudopods to ingest food

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13
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A vesicle formed by phagocytosis is called a…

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food vacuole

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14
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What organelle do some protists use to maintain a proper water balance within their cells?

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Contractile Vacuole

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15
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All sporozoan are…

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parasitic

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16
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What is a vector?

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a disease-carrying organism that does not develop the disease

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17
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The Vector for transmission of malaria is

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mosquito

18
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What do fungus-like protists have that the others don’t?

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Cell walls with chitin

19
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How do Fungi-like Protists digest their food?

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They externally digest it and absorb the nutirents

20
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Plasmodial slime mold cytoplasm contains multiple:

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Nuclei

21
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plasmodial Slime Moulds move with a streaming mass of slime called a psuedoplasmodium.

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False

22
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Cellular slime moulds are individuals that clump together when…

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food is scarce

23
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What are the three unicellular plant-like protists?

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diatoms, dinoflagellate, euglenoids

24
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Which protist has an eyespot?

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Euglena

25
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What is the function of the eyespot?

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the sense light for photosynthesis

26
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Which organisms are covered in hard shells made of silica?

A

Diatoms

27
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What characteristic make Euglenoids unique to most protists?

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a protist that is a heterotroph and has chlorophyll

28
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Which organisms are characterized by armored plates and two flagella?

A

Dinoflagelettes

29
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Which protist is the most abundant phytoplankton in the ocean?

A

Diatoms

30
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Which protist responsible for toxic red tides?

A

Dinoflagelettes

31
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Multi-cellular plant-like protists (algae) are very similar to plants. what are some statements true about it

A

They both store food as starch
They both contain cellulose in their cell walls
They both photosynthesize

32
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Algae are classified according to

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The pigments they contain

33
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The group of algae most commonly found in freshwater is…

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green algae

34
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The group of algae that provides coastal habitats for many marine animals is…

A

brown algae

35
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The group of marine algae thought to be the first multi-cellular organisms on Earth…

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red algae

35
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The group of algae thought to be the ancestors of modern day plants is…

A

green algae

36
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Carageenan is a food additive extracted from…

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red algae

37
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Brown Algae is commonly known as?

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Kelp

38
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The purpose of the kelp holdfast is to

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attach the kelp to the sea floor

39
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What Are Kelp ¨Leaves¨ Called?

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Blades

40
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What structure on kelp allows it to float?

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gas bladder