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.