Other Kingdom Practice Test

Multiple Choice

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. All but which one of the following are characteristics of at least some of the bacteria?

____ 2. In bacteria, DNA is found

a.	in the nucleus alone.
b.	in organelles alone.
c.	in both the nucleus and organelles.
d.	as a single circular thread.
e.	as particles scattered throughout the entire bacterial cell.

____ 3. Spherical bacteria are called

____ 4. When a virus takes over the machinery of a cell, it forces the cell to manufacture

a.	more mitochondria for energy for the virus.
b.	more liposomes to isolate themselves from water.
c.	more food particles.
d.	more viral particles.
e.	more Golgi bodies so that the cell will secrete the excess viruses.

____ 5. The simplest of the eukaryotes are the

____ 6. Ameoba move by means of

____ 7. Fungi

a.	are producers.
b.	are generally saprobes.
c.	usually have life cycles in which the diploid phase dominates.
d.	include Fucus and liverworts.
e.	are typically marine forms.

____ 8. Which of the following could NOT be used to describe any fungus?

____ 9. All but which of the following statements concerning fungal body plans are true?

a.	A mesh of hyphae is composed of mycelia.
b.	Branching filaments are called hyphae.
c.	Cytoplasm can flow from one cell to another.
d.	Cell walls contain chitin.
e.	Some filaments become modified into reproductive structures.

____ 10. A lichen is a composite organism made up of

1. D; 2. D; 3. C; 4.D; 5. A; 6. A; 7. B; 8. D; 9. A; 10. B