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1
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Which Genus includes the causative agent for Malaria?

A. Euglena
B. Paramecium
C. Plasmodium
D. Trypanosoma

A

plasmodium

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Which protist is a concern because of its ability to contaminate water supplies and cause diarrheal illness?

A. Plasmodium Vivaldi
B. Toxoplasma Gondii
C. Giardia Lamblia
D. Trichonmonas Vaginalis

A

Giardia Lamblia

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A fluke classified within which of the following?

A. Nematoda
B. Rotifera
C. Platyhelminthes
D. Annelida

A

Platyhelminthes

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A non segmented worm is found during a routine colonoscopy of an individual who reported having abdominal cramps, nausea, and vomiting. This worm is likely which of the following.

A. Nematode
B. Fluke
C. Trematode
D. Annelid

A

Nematode

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A segmented worm has male and female reproductive organs in each segment. Some use Hooks to attach to the intestinal wall. Which type of worm is this?

A. Fluke
B. Nematode
C. Cestode
D. Annelid

A

Cestode

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Mushrooms are a type of which of the following?

A. Conidia
B. Ascus
C. Polar Tubule
D. Basidiocarp

A

Basidiocarp

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Which of the following is the most common cause of human yeast infections?

A. Canada Albicans
B. Blastomyces Dermatitidis
C. Cryptococcus Neoformans
D. Aspergillus Fumigatus

A

Candida Albicans

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Which of the following is an ascomycete fungus associated with bat droppings that can cause a respiratory infection if inhaled?

A. Candida Albicans
B. Histoplasma Capsulatum
C. Rhizopus Stolonifera
D. Trichophyton Rubrum

A

Histoplasma Capsulatum

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Which polysaccharide found in red algal cell walls is a useful solidifying agent?

A. Chitin
B. Cellulose
C. Phycoeythrin
D. Agar

A

Agar

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Which is the term for the hard outer covering of some dinoflagellates?

A. Theca
B. Thallus
C. Mycelium
D. Shell

A

Theca

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Which protist are associated with red tides?

A. Red algae
B. Brown algae
C. Dinoflagellates
D. Green algae

A

Dinoflagellates

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You encounter a lichen with leafy structures. Which term described this Lichen?

A. Crustose
B. Foliose
C. Fruticose
D. Agarose

A

Foliose

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Which of the following is the term for the outer layer of a lichen?

A. The cortex
B. The medulla
C. The Thallus
D. The Theca

A

Cortex

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The fungus in a lichen which of the following?

A. A basidiomycete
B. An ascomycete
C. A zygomycete
D. An apicomplexan

A

An ascomycete

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The plasma membrane of a protist is called the __________.

A

Plasmalemma

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Animals belongs to the same supergroup as the kingdom _________

A

Fungi

17
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Flukes are in class _____________

A

Trematoda

18
Q

A species of worm in which there are distinct male and female individuals as described as ________________.

A

Dioecious

19
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No senate hyphae are also called ______________

A

Coenocytic

20
Q

Unicellular fungi are called _______________.

A

Yeast

21
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Some Fungi have proven medical useful because they can be used to produce _______________

A

Antibiotics

22
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Structures in chloroplast used to synthesize and store starch are called _____________.

A

Pyrenoids

23
Q

Algae with chloroplast with three or four membranes are a result of ____________________ ____________________

A

Secondary endosymbiosis

24
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S. A

What are kinetoplastids?

A

When basal bodies and modified mitochondria

25
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S.A

Aside from a risk of birth defects, what other effects might a toxoplasmosis infection have?

A

Other effects toxoplasmosis is the parasite may be responsible for altering infected humans behavior and personality traits

26
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What is the function of the ciliate macronucleus?

A

Ciliate are able to reproduce through conjugation where two cells attach to each other eventually through multiple divisions will create a macronucleus.

27
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What is the best defense against tapeworm infection?

A

Prevent eating undercooked and/or contaminated beef, pork, and fish

28
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S. A

Which genera of fungi are common dermatophytes (fungi that cause skin infections)?

A

Trichophyton Microsporum and Epidermophyton capable of causing athletes foot, jock itch, and ring worm

Candida Albicans causes vaginal, yeast infections,

29
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What is a dikaryotic cell?

A

When the cytoplasm of the + and - gametes fuse together producing a cell with two distinct nuclei

30
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S.A

What is a distinctive feature of diatoms

A

They have frustules, which are outer cell walls of crystallized silica. Their fossilized remains are used to produce diatomaceous earth which can be used in filtration and insulation

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S.A

Why are algae not considered parasitic

A

Because a algae is considers a protist that inhabitant a variety of habitats both aquatic and terrestrial while parasitic carrying out life cycle within a host or hosts causing illness

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S.A

Which groups contain the multicellular algae?

A

Chromalveolata (dinoflagellates, diatoms, golden algae, and brown algae)

Archaeplastida (Red and green algae)

33
Q

S.A

What are three ways that lichens are environmentally valuable?

A

They are environmentally important, helping to create soil, providing food, and acting as indicators of air pollution

34
Q

Which of the following is true of lichens?

A. Many produce important antimicrobials for research
B. They are pathogenic autotrophs
C. They are fast growing
D. none of these choices are correct

A

A. Many produce important antimicrobials for research

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