1.
______ is the stage of mitosis in which chromatids move toward opposite poles?
a. interphase
b. telophase
c. metaphase
d. prophase
e. anaphase: e. anaphase
2.
A plasmodium is a coenocytic structure associated with
a. water molds
b. yeast
c. amoebae
d. slime molds
e. green algae: d. slime molds
3.
Ascomycetes are members of the
a. fungi
b. protozoa
c. helminths
d. algae
e. arachnids: a. fungi
4.
Candida albicans invades human tissues by use of?
a. pseudohyphae
b. hyphae
c. thalli
d. mycelia
e. coenocytes: a. pseudohyphae
5.
Conjugation is a reproductive process associated with which of the following types of protozoa?
a. dinoflagellates
b. amoebae
c. ciliates
d. parabasalids
e. kinetoplastids: c. ciliates
6.
Diseases of animals caused by fungi are called mycoses
True
False: True
7.
During mitotic _____, the spindle forms.
a. metaphase
b. interphase
c. anaphase
d. telophase
e. prophase: e. prophase
8.
Fungi reproduce only asexually
True
False: False
9.
Haploid genomes contain two sets of chromosomes
True
False: False
10.
Hyphae are associated with which of the following?
a. yeasts
b. protozoa
c. molds
d. algae
e. helminths: c. molds
11.
In a cell that has a diploid number of 8 chromosomes, how many chromatids will be present at the beginning of mitosis?
a. 8
b. 4
c. 16
d. 32
e. 2: c. 16
12.
In fungi, aseptate hyphae are coenocytic by definition
True
False: True
13.
Lichens are composed of a symbiosis of fungi and which of the following?
a. cyanobacteria
b. cyanobacteria or green algae
c. green algae
d. euglenoids
e. euglenoids or dinoflagellates: b. cyanobacteria or green algae
14.
Merozoites are a result of?
a. meiosis
b. crossing over
c. schizogony
d. mitosis
e. conjugation: c. schizogony
15.
Most of the fungi that spoil food belong to the division
a. Basidiomycota
b. Rhodophyta
c. Ascomycota
d. Deutromycetes
e. Zygomycota: c. Ascomycota
16.
Myxamoebae act like protozoan amoebae only in the absence of water
True
False: True
17.
Organisms known as diatoms are classified with the
a. protozoa
b. helminths
c. water molds
d. algae
e. fungi: algae
18.
Parasitology is the study of
a. helminths
b. fungi
c. algae
d. protozoa
e. both helminths and protozoa: e. both helminths and protozoa
19.
Plankton is composed of which of the following types of eukaryotic microbes?
a. algae
b. protozoa
c. fungi
d. both algae and protozoa
e. both fungi and algae: d. both algae and protozoa
20.
Protozoa are eukaryotic organisms that lack a cell wall and can be unicellular or multicellular
True
False: False
21.
Replication of the DNA occurs during?
a. prophase
b. metaphase
c. interphase
d. anaphase
e. telophase: c. interphase
22.
Single-celled organisms called ciliates are
a. insects
b. protozoa
c. algae
d. water molds
e. fungi: b. protozoa
23.
Sister chromatids separate and move towards the poles of the cell during _____ of mitosis?
a. interphase
b. anaphase
c. prophase
d. telophase
e. metaphase: b. anaphase
24.
Sister chromatids separate during the _____meiosis?
a. anaphase II
b. telophase I
c. prophase II
d. metaphase II
e. anaphase I: a. anaphase II
25.
The _____ include organisms classified as Deuteromycetes
a. arachnids
b. algae
c. protozoa
d. fungi
e. water molds: d. fungi
26.
The _____ is the entire interwoven mass of one multicellular fungai organism?
a. psudoplamodium
b. mycelium
c. conidiophore
d. sporangium
e. hyphae: b. mycelium
27.
The allied pair of homologous chromosomes is called a...
a. spindle
b. chromatid
c. gamete
d. tetrad
e. coenocyte: d. tetrad
28.
The asexual spores of molds are classified according to their?
a. size
b. mode of development
c. type of metabolism
d. shapes
e. number of chromosomes: b. mode of development
29.
The chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell during
a. telophase
b. metaphase
c. prophase II
d. anaphase
e. prophase: b. metaphase
30.
The division Basidiomycota includes which of the following types of fungi?
a. truffles
b. ringworm
c. bread mold
d. mushrooms
e. baker's yeast: d. mushrooms
31.
The first eukaryote to have its entire genome sequenced was the fungus
a. Cryptococcus
b. Neurospora
c. Candida albicans
d. Saccharomyces
e. Rhizopus: d. Saccharomyces
32.
The fusion of two gametes produces a...
a. zygote
b. chromatid
c. schizont
d. centromere
e. merozoite: a. zygote
33.
The kelps are classified as
a. arachnids
b. fungi
c. algae
d. protozoa
e. water molds: c. algae
34.
The large seaweed known as kelp is classified as a member of the
a. Chrysophyta
b. Chlorophyta
c. Rhodophyta
d. Phaeophyta
e. Deuteromycete: d. Phaeophyta
35.
The nuclear membrane disintegrates during _____ of mitosis.
a. cytokinesis
b. telophase
c. anaphase
d. metaphase
e. prophase: e. prophase
36.
The process of cytokinesis may occur during
a. prophase
b. metaphase
c. telophase
d. interphase
e. anaphase: c. telophase
37.
The roots of vascular plants form associations with fungi called _______, which allow them to absorb water and dissolved minerals from the soil?
a. thalli
b. mycoses
c. mycorrhizae
d. lichens
e. hyphae: c. mycorrhizae
38.
When mitosis occurs without cytokinesis, which of the following is produced?
a. merozoites
b. cysts
c. coenocytes
d. chromatids
e. macronuclei: c. coenocytes
39.
Which f the following is a protozoan stage that allows for transmission of intestinal parasites from one host to another?
a. cyst
b. kinetoplast
c. schizont
d. foraminifera
e. merozoite: a. cyst
40.
Which of the following is a cell type associated with sexual reproduction in fungi?
a. dikaryon
b. mycorrhiza
c. pneumocyst
d. sporangiospore
e. haustoria: a. dikaryon
41.
Which of the following is a dinoflagellate whose toxin causes possible estuary-associated syndrome (PEAS)
a. Gymnodinium
b. Balantidum
c. Toxoplasma
d. Pfiesteria
e. Gonyaulax: d. Pfiesteria
42.
Which of the following is classified among the Alveolates?
a. Foraminifera
b. Paramecium and Foraminifera
c. Plasmodium
d. Paramecium
e. Paramecium and Plasmodium: e. Paramecium and Plasmodium
43.
Which of the following is composed of microtubules?
a. coenocyte
b. tetrad
c. spindle
d. zygote
e. chromatid: c. spindle
44.
Which of the following pairs is mismatched
a. entamoeba: pseudopodia
b. euglena: flagellum
c. plasmodium: merozoites
d. paramecium: two nuclei
e. toxoplasma: cilia: e. toxoplasma: cilia
45.
Which of the following pairs is mismatched
a. plants: usually diploid
b. animals: usually diploid
c. fungi: usually diploid
d. protozoa: usually diploid
e. algae: usually haploid: c. fungi: usually diploid
46.
Which of the following protozoan genera helps termites digest wood?
a. Trichonympha
b. Naegleria
c. Trichomonas
d. Pfiesteria
e. Nosema: a. Trichonympha
47.
Which of the following statements regarding meiosis is most accurate?
a. homologous (non sister) chromatids separate during anaphase II
b. meiosis has the same number of stages and mitosis
c. haploid cells produce diploid cells
d. diploid cells produce haploid daughter cells
e. crossing over occurs during metaphase I: d. diploid cells produce haploid daughter cells
48.
Which of the following types of protozoa are bioluminescent?
a. ciliates
b. amoebae
c. kinetoplastids
d. apicomplexans
e. dinoflagellates: e. dinoflagellates
49.
Which of the following types of protozoa contributes to limestone formation in their fossilized state?
a. forminiferans
b. diplomonads
c. amoebae
d. euglenozoa
e. ciliates: a. forminiferans
50.
Which of the following would be virtually indistinguishable under the microscope?
a. late anaphase and early telophase
b. early prophase and early metaphase
c. late metaphase and early telophase
d. early metaphase and early anaphase
e. early anaphase and late anaphase: a. late anaphase and early telophase