Chapter Questions
Which of the following descriptions is not true of all eukaryotes?(a) They are multicellular.(b) They have cellular organelles.(c) They have a larger cell size than prokaryotes have.(d) They have a true nucleus.(e) All of the above are characteristics of all eukaryotes.
Protists(a) are the largest prokaryotes.(b) are all single-celled.(c) include plants and fungi.(d) are an unnatural grouping, placed together for convenience.(e) are all photosynthetic.
Fungi(a) reproduce only sexually.(b) reproduce only asexually.(c) may have multiple mating types within a single species.(d) are more closely related to plants than to animals.(e) are more closely related to protists than to animals.
Which of these evolutionary innovations enabled larger cell size?(a) autotrophic mode of nutrition(b) multicellularity(c) sexual reproduction(d) subcellular compartmentalization
Select the correct terms:Green algae belong in the kingdom (Plantae / Protista). They are (aquatic / terrestrial] and are (autotrophs / heterotrophs).