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Which group of protists includes photosynthetic, unicellular, freshwater organisms that possess eyespots?
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euglenids
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Which of the following makes pseudopods?
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amoeba
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Protist photosynthesis relies upon
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chloroplasts
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Cyanobacteria and phytoplankton are both
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photosynthetic
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Which group of protists includes photosynthetic, individual cells that lack a rigid cell wall and move via a flagellum?
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euglenids
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Which of the following best describes the protists, as a group?
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any eukaryote that is not a plant, animal, or fungus
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Phytoplankton are
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photosynthetic
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Individuals of which protist group can grow hundreds of feet long, and almost half a foot per day?
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brown algae
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The active, feeding form of a/an ________ is a thin, multinucleate plasmodium.
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acellular slime mold
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Which protist causes a sexually transmitted disease?
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Trichomonas
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You find a new organism. It gains nutrients by secreting enzymes outside of itself and absorbing the digested product. It is eukaryotic and has a cell wall containing chitin. It reproduced with spores. Your new organism should be classified as a/an
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fungus
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Fungal hyphae usually are
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haploid
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Both bacteria and fungi digest food by ________.
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secreting enzymes and then absorb the smaller molecules
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Fungal cell walls are different from plant cell walls because fungal walls contain ________.
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chitin, while plant walls have cellulose
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Fungi are similar to plants because both ________.
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have cell walls surrounding their plasma membranes
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How do fungi usually obtain nutrients?
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by digesting it externally and then absorbing it
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The body of a fungus is generally composed of ________.
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hyphae
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If there were no fungi,
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nutrient recycling would stop
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Fungi are important to humans as
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pesticides, pathogens, medicines, foods.
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The conspicuous structures on the surface of a dead tree that indicate a fungus is growing inside are for
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reproduction
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The cellular threads which form the body of a fungus are called ________.
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hyphae
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