1). "Red tides" are caused by large numbers of:
a) dinoflagellates b) zooflagellates
c) green algae d) diatoms
2). The genus Dictyostelium is used commercially for : _________________
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3). Roughly how many species are in the phylum Ascomycetes?
a) 1,000 b) 60,000 c) 10,000 d) 30,000
4). "Fly agaric" is the common name for the genus __1__ which is a __2__
a) Armillaria ; ascomycete b) Amanita ; ascomycete
c) Armillaria ; basidiomycete d) Amanita ; basidiomycete
5). What type of carbohydrate do red algae (Rhodophyta) store ?
a) plant starch b) leucosin
c) glycogen d) floridean starch
6). Peanuts infected by the fungus __________________ contain chemicals
called aflatoxins which increase the risk of ____________ cancer
7). Which phylum includes the genus Giardia ?
a) Actinopoda b) Metamonada c) Kinetoplastida d) Rhizopoda
8). List the two classes of Actinopods and give a brief description :
Class : ______________ ; ___________________________________________
Class : ______________ ; ___________________________________________
9). Myxomycota are called ___ and are usually orange or yellow.
a) slime molds b) mushrooms
c) slime balls d) edible seaweed
10). Diatoms are buoyant because they store energy as _____ as well as leucosin.
11). Which genus of protist has two nuclei per cell and no mitochondria?
a) Actinophrys b) Giardia c) Amoeba d) Difflugia
12). Coral reefs obtain most of their food from two phyla of algae :
a) rhodophyta and dinoflagellates b) chlorophyta and rhodophyta
c) chlorophyta and diatoms d) diatoms and dinoflagellates
13). What is unusual about the genus Pfiesteria ? _______________________
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14). What genus of fungus is used to make soy sauce ? ____________________
15). What are two commercial uses for diatomaceous earth:
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16). Which genus of protist causes the disease "sleeping sickness"?
a) Trypanosoma b) Trichia c) Treponema d) Amoeba
17). What does saprophyte mean? _____________________________________________
18). What phylum includes the genus Plasmodium? ______________________
19). Compare how the spores are dispersed in the genus Phallus and Pilobolus:
Phallus: __________________________________________________________________
Pilobolus: ________________________________________________________________
20). The genus Ulva (sea lettuce) is in the phylum:
a) Bacillariophyta b) Chlorophyta c) Dinofalgellate d) Rhodophyta
21). Which genus of fungus infects corn, and causes smut? __________________
22). Blue cheese is made using the genus: _____________________
23). What are two similarities between chlorophyta (green algae) and green plants?
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24). Dermatophytes are in the phylum: ____________________________
25). How many spores are produced in a single ascus?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 8 e) 6