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Biology Now

Anne Houtman; Megan Scudellari; Cindy Malone

Chapter 16

Plants, Fungi, and Protists - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

01:59

Problem 1

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.

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01:37

Problem 2

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.

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01:12

Problem 3

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.

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01:38

Problem 4

Which of these evolutionary innovations enabled larger cell size?
(a) autotrophic mode of nutrition
(b) multicellularity
(c) sexual reproduction
(d) subcellular compartmentalization

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01:23

Problem 5

Select the correct terms:
Green algae belong in the kingdom (Plantae / Protista). They are (aquatic / terrestrial] and are (autotrophs / heterotrophs).

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