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Set 27 Protists

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Question 1

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Which of the following movements are matched correctly with the appendage that facilitates that movement in protists?

A) cell crawling; cilia
B) swimming; flagella
C) cell crawling; flagella
D) swimming; pseudopodia

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Question 2

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Phytoplankton is comprised of photosynthetic protists and bacteria. For the most part, humans do not consume phytoplankton. Why, then, are they important to humans?

A) They cause serious illness in humans.
B) They are not important to humans.
C) They are food for many marine organisms that humans eat.
D) They release a lot of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

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Question 3

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Use the following information to answer the corresponding questions).
Giardia intestinalis can cause disease in several different mammalian species, including humans. Giardia organisms G. intestinalis) that infect humans are similar morphologically to those that infect other mammals; thus, they have been considered a single species, though other species in the Giardia genus infect other organisms. However, G. intestinalis has been divided into different subgroups based on their host and a few other characteristics.
In 1999, a DNA sequence comparison study tested the hypothesis that these subgroups actually constitute different species. T following phylogenetic tree was constructed from the sequence comparison of rRNA from several subgroups of G. intestinalis few other morphologically distinct species of Giardia. The researchers concluded that the subgroups of Giardia are sufficiently different from one another genetically that they could be considered different species. T. Monis et al. 1999. Molecular systematics of the parasitic protozoan Giardia intestinalis. Mol. Biol. Evol. 16[9]:1135- 44.)
Use the following information to answer the corresponding questions). Giardia intestinalis can cause disease in several different mammalian species, including humans. Giardia organisms G. intestinalis) that infect humans are similar morphologically to those that infect other mammals; thus, they have been considered a single species, though other species in the Giardia genus infect other organisms. However, G. intestinalis has been divided into different subgroups based on their host and a few other characteristics. In 1999, a DNA sequence comparison study tested the hypothesis that these subgroups actually constitute different species. T following phylogenetic tree was constructed from the sequence comparison of rRNA from several subgroups of G. intestinalis few other morphologically distinct species of Giardia. The researchers concluded that the subgroups of Giardia are sufficiently different from one another genetically that they could be considered different species. T. Monis et al. 1999. Molecular systematics of the parasitic protozoan Giardia intestinalis. Mol. Biol. Evol. 16[9]:1135- 44.)    Figure 27.1 -According to the phylogenetic tree in the figure above, Giardia intestinalis constitutes a _ group. A) paraphyletic B) polyphyletic C) monophyletic Figure 27.1
-According to the phylogenetic tree in the figure above, Giardia intestinalis constitutes a _ group.

A) paraphyletic
B) polyphyletic
C) monophyletic

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