Protist Characteristics and Classification

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Chlorarachniophyta are exclusively marine amoeba-like protists.

True

Radiolaria reproduce by budding.

False

Entamoebas are free-living in aquatic and soil environments.

False

Foraminifera have radial symmetry.

False

Chlorarachniophyta have chloroplasts with 2 membranes.

False

Dictyostelium is a type of slime mold.

True

Viruses are capable of replicating outside of living cells.

False

The capsid is a lipid-containing membrane that surrounds the genetic material of a virus.

False

Virions can be observed using a regular light microscope.

False

Animal viruses have rigid nucleocapsids.

False

All viruses have a lipid-containing membrane surrounding their nucleocapsid.

False

Viruses can have either DNA or RNA genomes, but not both.

False

Protists are a group of microscopic prokaryotic organisms.

False

Chromalveolata is a supergroup of eukarya that consists only of phototrophic species.

False

Lysosome is responsible for the synthesis of proteins in protists.

False

All protists are unicellular.

False

Pellicle is a structure found in protists that is responsible for movement.

False

Naegleria fowleri is a type of protist that is not pathogenic to humans.

False

Learn about the diverse group of eukaryotic organisms, their characteristics, and classification into six supergroups: Archaeplastida, Rhizaria, Chromalveolata, Excavata, Amoebozoa, and Opisthokonta. Explore the unique features of each group and test your knowledge.

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