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General Biology

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Set 28 Protists

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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If we were to apply the most recent technique used to fight potato late blight to the fight against the malarial infection of humans,then we would

A)increase the dosage of the least-expensive antimalarial drug administered to humans.
B)increase the dosage of the most common pesticide used to kill Anopheles mosquitoes.
C)introduce a predator of the malarial parasite into infected humans.
D)use a "cocktail" of at least three different pesticides against Anopheles mosquitoes.
E)insert genes from a Plasmodium-resistant strain of mosquito into Anopheles mosquitoes.

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Question 2

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Which process could have allowed the nucleomorphs of chlorarachniophytes to be reduced,without the net loss of any genetic information?

A)conjugation
B)horizontal gene transfer
C)binary fission
D)phagocytosis
E)meiosis

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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Which of the following statements about dinoflagellates is true?

A)They possess two flagella.
B)All known varieties are autotrophic.
C)Their walls are usually composed of silica plates.
D)Many types lack mitochondria.
E)Their dead cells accumulate on the seafloor, and are mined to serve as a filtering material.

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