Protist Review Quiz:
1. Which of these protists is a flagellated symbiont in the gut tract of a termite?
Peridinium Ceratium Trichonympha Saprolegnia
2. Which of these marine amoeba-type protists is noted for having silica shells?
Radiolarians Algae Protozoa Enteric amoebas
3. Which of these organisms uses a paramylon storage body?
Euglena Amoeba Paramecium Diatoms
4. Is the antheridium of Vaucheria sessilis curved or dome-shaped?
Curved Dome-shaped
5. Which of these protists has silica valves?
6. What is the function of the paramecium’s micronucleus?
Control of daily metabolic events. Control of waste removal. Regulation of reproductive activities. Regulation of cellular development.
7. Which of these organisms is a water mold?
Euglena Saprolegnia Paramecium Amoeba
8. Which of these is the mechanism of motility for amoebas?
Cilia Flagella Pseudopods Spore formation
9. Which of these identifies a round-shaped diatom body?
Pennate Centric Pinnate Palmate
10. Which of these identifies a bilaterally symmetrical diatom body?
11. Which of these protists is a protozoan and also has algal properties?
Amoeba Euglena Diatoms Saprolegnia
12. Which of these protists has a plasmodial body?
13. Which of these protists has antheridia and oogonia?
Euglena Physarum Vaucheria Amoeba
14. Which of these is marine brown algae?
Porphyra Laminaria Macrocystis Volvox
15. Which of these is the reproductive chamber of Fucus?
Sporangium Sori Conceptacle Gonad
