Chapter 2 Assessment
Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank.
1. _____ Paramecium is a protozoan that moves with its (a) cilia
(b) pseudopods (c) flagellum
2. _____ A type of algae that is a popular Japanese food is (a) kelp (b) euglena
(c) tempura
3. _____ Protists reproduce by (a) mitosis (b) meiosis (c) fission
4. _____Algae give off oxygen as they use the energy from the (a) moon
(b) sun (c) air
5. _____A plentiful kind of algae that comes in all different shapes is the
(a) diatoms (b) fungus (c) protozoan
6. _____A person who becomes infected by the Anopheles mosquito, will develop (a) the flu
(b) sleeping sickness (c) malaria
7. _____ It is the process of fermentation that takes place when making
(a) mashed potatoes (b) bread (c) vegetables
8. _____ Most fungi reproduce asexually be releasing (a) perfume (b) spores (c) bacteria
9. _____ In the scientific process, the first step is to (a) observe (b) compare
(c) gather information
10. _____ Many protists have the same traits as plants. Therefore, they can make their own
food through (a) photosynthesis (b) fermentation (c) fission
11. _____ Protozoans are classified by the way they (a) eat (b) reproduce (c) move
12. _____ Algae are like plants because they have (a) leaves (b) cell walls (c) roots
13. _____ The kind of protist that most animals of the sea depend on is
(a) plankton (b) mold (c) yeast
14. _____ Fungi can be very beneficial when they are (a) parasites (b) saprophytes
(c) single-celled
15. _____ The Euglena can make its own food and (a) feed off other organisms
(b) move using pseudopods (c) produce penicillin
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