Study guide for Protista and Fungi Test (Chapter 19) Name:__________________________
1) Define protists.
2) In what domain are protists found?
3) What are the three groups of protists?
4) What do protozoa have in common with members of the animal kingdom?
5) How do zooflagellates move? Pseudopodia? Cilliates (paramecia)?
6) What disease does Plasmodium cause? What is the vector (carrier) for this disease?
7) What disease does Trypanosoma cause? What is its vector?
8) How do people come into contact with Giardia?
9) What do plantlike protists have in common with plants? How do they differ?
10) What characteristics does Euglena share with animals? With plants?
11) How is the Euglena’s eyespot related to its feeding habits?
12) Dinoflagellates can be responsible for what problem in the ocean?
13) What is found in the cell wall of diatoms? Why are they important to the earth?
14) Name the three types of algae. How are they classified?
15) What is the most important contribution of algae?
16) What are some human industrial and food uses of algae?
17) What type of reproduction switches between haploid and diploid states? (What symbols
represent each state?)
18) What is the advantage of asexual reproduction? Sexual?
19) What do fungi like protists have in common with fungi? How do they differ?
20) Name the two types of slime molds?
21) What was responsible for the Irish Potato Famine?
22) How are fungi classified into their phyla or groups?
23) Name the 2 differences between plants and fungi.
24) Give 2 examples of sac fungi.
25) What is the reproductive structure called for a sac fungus?
26) Where can you find a mold from the zygomycota?
27) What group do you find common mushrooms and puff balls in?
28) What is the reproductive structure of club fungi?
29) How do you differentiate between sexes in fungi?
30) What group is penicillium found in? What is unique about this group?
31) Explain the terms alteration of generations in fungi.
32) What starch is found in the cell wall of fungi?
33) How do fungi feed?
34) Name 2 roles of fungi in the environment.
35) How do harmless fungi become pathogens in humans?
36) Name 2 diseases that fungi cause in both plants and humans.
37) What are 2 mutualistic relationships fungi have in nature?
38) Name the 3 reasons fungi are important to humans.