What is the name for a group of cells that can detect changes in the amount of light in the environment?
a. Endoskeleton b. ganglion c. tympanic membrane d. Eyespot
Eyespot
Some organisms in the animal kingdom do not have a true "brain"; instead, they have a group of nerve cells called...
a. Endoskeleton b. Gill c. Chitin d. Ganglion
Ganglion
What enabled flatworms to become excellent hunters?
a. Spicules
b. Amoebocytes
d. Flame cells
Stereo senses
Which term describes the cells of fungi?
a. Prokaryotic
b. Eukaryotic
c. Protist-like
d. Phototrophic
Eukaryotic
What is the name of the symbiotic association between a fungus and a photosynthetic organism?
a. Conidia b. Chitin c. Stolon d. Lichen
Lichen
A plant that has a life cycle that lasts more than two years is a
a. Monocot b. Biennial c. Perennial d. Dicot
Perennial
How are animal-like protists categorized?
a. Based on the type of chlorophyll they contain
b. Based on whether they are autotrophs or heterotrophs
c. Based on how they reproduce
d. Based on how they move
Based on how they move
What fungus-like protist causes potato blight and was the reason for the Great Potato Famine in Ireland?
a. Euglenophytes
b. Oomycetes
c. Diatoms
d. Red Algae
Oomycetes
Which of the following phyla consists of protists that are plant-like and have gold-coloured chloroplasts?
a. Phylum Zoomastigina
b. Phylum Ciliophora
c. Phylum Sporozoa
d. Phylum Chrysophyta
Phylum Chrysophyta
How does sexual reproduction in fungi occur?
a. A + and a - hypha form a gametangium which forms a zygote.
b. Hyphae break off and grow independently.
c. Fungi scatter spores to form new fungi.
d. Wind helps spores meet and create new zygotes which develop into fungi.
A + and a - hypha form a gametangium which forms a zygote.
Animals in this phylum are neither protostomes nor deuterostomes, and they lack a true digestive system.
a. Phylum Platyhelminthes b. Phylum Rhodophyta c. Phylum Porifera d. Phylum Deuteromycota
Phylum Porifera
Just below the cell membrane of a paramecium lie very small structures that can release stiff projections that protect the cell. What are the stiff projections called?
a. Trichocysts
b. Contractile vacuoles
c. Pseudopods
d. Pellicles
Trichocysts
Plant tissue found only in the tips of roots and shoots, as well as in buds, is called
a. Dermal tissue c. Vascular tissue
b. Meristematic tissue d. Dermal tissue
Meristematic tissue
Tropisms such as phototropism and gravitropism, are caused by ...
a. Ethylene
b. Gibberellin
c. Auxin
d. Cytokinin
Auxin
Tiny filaments that make up multicellular fungi are called
a. Mycelium
b. Hyphae
c. Rhizoid
d. Conidia
Hyphae
Amoebas are animal-like protists that use a type of locomotion called amoeboid movement. What does this mean?
a. The cytoplasm of the cell streams into the pseudopod and the rest of the cell follows.
b. They are parasitic and need to be attached to another organism to move.
c. They swim freely through water using flagella.
d. They roll like a ball.
The cytoplasm of the cell streams into the pseudopod and the rest of the cell follows.
What structure in earthworms grinds up their food to help with digestion?
a. Gizzard
b. Aortic arches
c. Crop
d. Pharynx
Gizzard
Which of the following phyla consists of over 75% of all animal species?
a. Phylum Echinodermata
b. Phylum Annelida
c. Phylum Mollusca
d. Phylum Arthropoda
Phylum Arthropoda
What filamentous organ is specialized for the exchange of gases with water, and is found in many aquatic animals? (It may look like a feather when placed in water).
a. Endoskeleton
b. Gill
c. Tympanic membrane
d. Ganglion
Gill
Fungi in this phylum do not appear to have a sexual phase in their life cycles.
a. Zygomycetes
b. Basidiomycetes
c. Deuteromycetes
d. Ascomycetes
Deuteromycetes
Which of the following phyla consists of animals that have a mantle, a muscular foot, visceral mass, and gills or lungs?
a. Phylum Echinodermata
b. Phylum Annelida
c. Phylum Mollusca
d. Phylum Arthropoda
Phylum Mollusca
Which of the following phyla consists of animals that are similar to humans in that they have bilaterally symmetrical larvae that go through major changes during maturation?
a. Phylum Echinodermata
b. Phylum Annelida
c. Phylum Mollusca
d. Phylum Arthropoda
Phylum Echinodermata
The plant life cycle has two phases - the diploid (2N) phase and the haploid (1N) phase. What is the plant called when it is in the haploid phase?
a. Gametophyte
b. Sporophyte
c. Bryophyte
d. Sporangium
Gametophyte
Nerve cells in the head region are called...
a. Flame cells
b. Parapodia
c. Nephridia
d. Ganglia
Ganglia
A cluster of structures that produce and contain spores, is called ...
a. Gemma
b. Sorus
c. Rhizoid
d. Sporangium
Sorus