Protist/algae review

1. Which of the following economically important products come(s) from diatoms?

2. Which of the following do the green algae Chlamydomonas and Oedogonium have in common?

3. Which of the following do Spirogyra and Ulothrix have in common?

4. Although algae are found almost everywhere, the seaweeds that are most frequently found in warmer ocean waters belong to the division commonly known as

5. To which division of algae do desmids and mermaid's wineglass belong?

6. In a green alga such as Chlamydomonas, which of the following would you NOT expect to find?

7. Chlamydomonas cells and Ulothrix zoospores both have

8. Stoneworts and Oedogonium are both

9. Euglena differs from most green algae in having

10. The algae most responsible for bioluminescence in tropical ocean waters are

11. In which of the following algal groups is the whole organism (not just the reproductive cells) motile (capable of moving)?

12. The brownish pigment found in both brown algae and diatoms is

13. Diatom zygotes that are capable of rapidly increasing in size are

14. The organisms whose chromosomes remain condensed and visible throughout the life of the cells are

15. Which of the following produce the displays of bioluminescence often seen in tropical ocean waters?

16. Which of the following sometimes, if not always, have an eyespot in their cells?

17. A gullet or groove through which food can be ingested is a feature of

18. Which of the following is NOT a carbohydrate food reserve of algae?

19. Proteinaceous structures located on algal chloroplasts and thought to contain enzymes associated with the synthesis of starch are

20. The cells of which of the following are diploid?

21. Which of the following reproduces asexually primarily by fragmentation?

22. Which of the following is the type of sexual reproduction shown by Spirogyra?

23. Algae and plants that become attached to other organisms without parasitizing them are termed

24. Which of the following have species with male filaments that are dwarf?

25. Which of the following exhibit isogamous reproduction?

26. Which of the following algae have reproductive cells that are unique in having the flagella inserted laterally (on the sides of the cells)?

27. In the common rockweed Fucus, the spherical chambers in which gametangia are produced are called

28. In the red alga Polysiphonia, meiosis takes place within

29. The pigments that give red algae their characteristic colors are

30. Which of the following commercially important products comes from red algae?

31. Single-celled algae found in fresh or marine waters are

32. Algae are placed into divisions based on their

33. Which algal division has members with silicon dioxide as part of the cell wall?

34. Biolominescence and production of neurotoxins are characteristic of

35. Instead of a cell wall, this group of algae have a proteinaceous layer called the pellicle.

36. This substance which is extracted from brown algae, is used as a stabilizer for ice cream and chocolate milk, and as an emulsifier in paints and cosmetics.