Plasmodium is most closely related to the a. oomycetes b. amoebas c. ciliates d. diplomonads e. euglenoids 2. Remnants of ____ are good indicators of oil deposits. a. green algae b. dinoflagellates c. Chrysophyta d. diatoms e. Foraminifera 3. Which group of Protista includes bioluminescent organisms? a. ciliates b. alveolates c. apicomplexans d. slime molds e. red algae 4. Which parts of the human body play a role in malaria infection? a. liver and blood b. salivary glands c. the gut d. all of the above e. both a and b 5. Conidia are sexual spores in a. ascomycetes b. basidiomycetes c. zygomycetes d. chytridiomycetes e. none of the above
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Plasmodium is a type of apicomplexan, which is a group of alveolates. Among the given options, the closest group to alveolates is ciliates. So, the answer for question 1 is: $\boxed{\textbf{(c) ciliates}}$ Show more…
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1. Bacteria can be: A. rod shaped B. spherical C. spiral shaped D. all the above 2. Bacteria can be: A. decomposers B. photosynthetic C. parasites D. pathogens E. a nitrogen fixer F. all the above 3. Protista can be: A. single celled B. multicellular C. photosynthetic D. heterotrophic E. a mixotroph, both a producer and a consumer F. all the above 4. Kelp, a brown algae, is a: A. fungus B. plant C. Protista D. protozoan 5. Malaria is caused by a(n): A. bacteria B. Protista C. fungal infection D. virus E. genetic disorder F. allergic reaction 6. Protists move by means of: A. pseudopodia B. cilia C. flagella D. all the above
Which of the following statements concerning protists is true? A. All slime molds have an amoeboid stage that may be followed by a stage during which spores are produced. B. All protists have mitochondria, though in some species they are much reduced and known by different names. C. The primary organism that transmits malaria to humans by its bite is the tsetse fly. D. All apicomplexans are autotrophic. E. Euglenozoans that are mixotrophic lack functional chloroplasts. Suppose that you are studying a phylogenetic tree and you want to circle a monophyletic taxon on it. What would you most likely circle? A. A phylogenetic tree does not deal with monophyletic taxon. B. Only the descendants. C. An ancestor and all its descendants. D. An ancestor and some of its descendants. E. Only an ancestor.
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