Name Date Class Protists and Fungi ■ Adapted Test Protists and Fungi Multiple Choice Write the letter of the correct answer on the line at the left. 1. Which is a characteristic shared by ALL protists? a. cells do not have a nucleus b. cells have a nucleus c. live in dry places 2. Protozoans are
a. plantlike fungi. b. funguslike protists. c. animal-like protists. 3. Like plants, algae
a. can use the sun’s energy to make food. b. have roots, stems, and leaves. c. absorb food from decaying plants and animals. 4. Funguslike protists are able to
a. make their own food. b. capture food with pseudopods. c. move at some point in their lives. 5. Algal blooms occur when
a. plantlike protists produce flowers. b. nutrients increase in the water. c. bacteria in a pond die out. 6. Red tides are dangerous because the algae
a. use up all the oxygen in the water. b. feed on the tissues of fishes and shellfish. c. produce poisons.
7. In a freshwater algal bloom, pond animals may die due to a. lack of oxygen. b. lack of nutrients. c. increases in water temperature.
8. Which is NOT a characteristic of fungi? a. reproduce with spores b. have cells with a nucleus c. make their own food
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9. When fungi reproduce asexually, a. cells at the tips of hyphae divide to form spores. b. the new fungi are different from the parent. c. the hyphae of two fungi grow together. 10. A fungus living together with certain algae or bacteria is
a(an) a. algal bloom. b. lichen. c. funguslike protist.
Completion Read each word in the box. In each sentence below, fill in the correct word or words. Not all of the words will be used.
algal bloom cilia eutrophication flagella hyphae pseudopods
11. Temporary bulges of a protozoan cell that form when cytoplasm flows in one direction are called 12. Hairlike projections from cells that move with a wavelike motion are called 13. The rapid growth of a population of algae is called a(an)
14. Nutrients build up in ponds and lakes in the process of
15. Branching, threadlike tubes that make up the body of fungi are called
True or False If a statement is true, write true. If it is false, write false.
16. Animal-like protists can move to get food. 17. Algae are found in many different colors because they have many types of spores.
18. Red tides are algal blooms in oceans.
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19. Fungi grow in warm, moist places. 20. Fungi do not cause diseases in humans. Using Science Skills Use the diagram below to answer questions 21, 22, and 23.
21. Interpreting Diagrams What is happening in the diagram above? a. Cilia are sweeping bits of food into the organism. b. Pseudopods are trapping bits of food. c. Hyphae from two fungi are joining. 22. Inferring The organism in the diagram above is a(an)
a. protozoan. b. alga. c. fungus. 23. Applying Concepts This organism is a(an)
a. autotroph. b. heterotroph. c. virus.
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Using Science Skills The figures below show two possible life cycles of fungi. Use the figures to answer questions 24 and 25.
Figure 1 Figure 2
24. Inferring Look carefully at the two life cycles of fungi
shown in the figures above. At step 3 in each life cycle, what is being released? a. genetic material b. hyphae c. spores 25. Applying Concepts Step 5 in Figure 1 shows a new fungus.
This fungus is a. identical to the parent. b. different from the parent. c. a lichen.
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