Kingdom Protista Characteristics Quiz
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What is a common characteristic of protists that makes them extremely diverse?

  • Highly varied cell structures (correct)
  • Single type of nutrition
  • Limited reproductive strategies
  • Symmetrical cell structures
  • Which subgroup of the supergroup Excavata includes heterotrophic predators, photosynthetic species, and parasites?

  • Parabasalids
  • Trypanosomes
  • Euglenozoans
  • Diplomonads (correct)
  • What is a unique feature of the parabasalids in the Excavata supergroup?

  • Mitochondria that function anaerobically (correct)
  • Flagella for locomotion
  • Contractile vacuoles for osmoregulation
  • Functional chloroplasts
  • What impact can Giardia lamblia have on humans?

    <p>Gastrointestinal upset</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary habitat of Giardia lamblia?

    <p>Intestinal tracts of canines and felines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What byproduct do hydrogenosomes in parabasalids produce?

    <p>Hydrogen gas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do parabasalids move?

    <p>With flagella and membrane rippling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organism causes a sexually transmitted disease in humans?

    <p>Trichomonas vaginalis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic feature of Euglenozoans for moving through their aquatic habitats?

    <p>Flagella</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organism displays photosynthetic capability only in the presence of light?

    <p>Euglena gracilis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the causative agent of African sleeping sickness?

    <p>Trypanosoma brucei</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group do diatoms and brown algae belong to?

    <p>Chromalveolata</p> Signup and view all the answers

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