The fusion of two gametes produces a

zygote

Replication of the DNA occurs during

inerphase

Sister chromatids separate and move toward the poles of the cell during ____ of mitosis.

anaphase

An aligned pair of homologous chromosomes is called a

tetrad

Which of the following pairs is Mismatched?

fungi; usually diploid

Sister chromatids separate during _____ of meiosis.

anaphase II

Which of the following statements regarding meiosis is most accurate?

a diploid cell produces haploid daughter cells

Merozpoites are a result of

schizogony

Which of the following pairs is Mismatched

Plasmodium; merozoites

Which of the following is a protozoan stage that allows for transmission of intestinal parasites from one host to another?

cyst

Single-celled eukaryotes lacking a cell wall are

protozoa

The _____ is the entire interwoven mass of one multicellular fungal organism.

mycelium

Which of the following is classified among the Alveolates?

paramecium and plasmodium

A single celled eukaryote that is both photosynthetic and a chemoheterotroph is an

euglenid

Which of the following is a protozoan with two nuclei and no mitochondria?

Giardia

Protozoa that have a single large mitochondrion and are found living in animals are

kinetoplastids

Which of the following types of protozoa contribute to limestone formation in their fossilized state?

foraminiferans

The asexual spores of molds are classified according to their

mode of development

Which of the following is a cell type associated with sexual reproduction in fungi?

dikaryon

Fungal spores produced asexually within a sac-like chamber at the tip of a hypha are called

sporangiospores

Parasitology is the study of

both helminths and protozoa

Which of the following is a dinoflagellate whose toxin causes possible estuary-associated syndrome (PEAS)?

Pfiesteria

The large seaweed known as kelp is classified as a member of the

phaeophyta

Hyphae are associated with which of the following?

molds

Septate fungi are classified as

zygomycota

Lichens are composed of a symbiosis of fungi and which of the following?

cyanobacteria or green algae

A plasmodium is a coenocytic structure associated with

slime molds

The division Basidiomycota includes which of the following types of fungi?

mushrooms

Which of the following organisms are directly beneficial to vascular plants?

mycorrhizae

Which of the following protozoa general helps termites digest wood?

Trichonympha

In a cell that has a diploid humber of 8 chromosomes, how many chromatids will be present at the beginning of mitosis?

16

Which of the following is associated with meiosis but not with mitosis?

a tetrad

Which of the following would be virtually indistinguishable under the microscope?

late anaphase and early telophase

When mitosis occurs without cytokinesis which of the following is produced?

coenocytes

The chromatids move toward opposite poles during _______ of mitosis.

anaphase

Multiple mitoses followed by a single cytokinetic event is known as

schizogony

The chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell during

metaphase

The process in which the cytoplasm is divided between daughter cells is known as

cytokinesis

Which process is represented in this figure?

meiosis

Single celled algae that are major producers of oxygen and whose cell walls are useful in a variety of products for humans are the

diatoms

Simple eukaryotes that carry out oxygenic photosynthesis and reproduce by means of alternation of generations are known as

algae

Single-celled organisms called ciliates are

protozoa

Fungi called Deuteromycetes are not known to reproduce sexually. Nonetheless, most of them are considered members of the _____ on the basis of genetic sequences.

Ascomycota

Multicellular organisms with hard exoskeletons segmented bodies and four pairs of jointed legs in the adult stage are

arachnids

The fever and chills associated with malaria are due to the release of uninucleate daughter cells of Plasmodium called (merozoites/ schizonts/ coencytes).

merozoites

The vegetative stage of a protozoan is called a (cyst/ merozoite/ trophozoite).

trophozoite

The (fungi/ algae/ lichens) are so sensitive to pollutants they are used as indicators of environmental conditions.

lichens

Protozoa that move and feed by the use of fine threadlike pseudopodia are called (rhizaria/ amoebozoa/ apicomplexa).

rhizaria

The (dinoflagellates/ radiolarian) are protozoa that produce cell walls composed of silica.

radiolarian

The asexual reproductive spores produced at the tips of hyphae and are not enclosed in a sac are (conidiospores/ ascospores/ sporangiospores)

conidiospores

Fungi and insects both use the nitrogenous polysaccharide (cellulose/ chitin/ silica) as a protective molecule in their outer surfaces.

chitin

Water molds differ from true fungi in having (diploid/ haploid) bodies.

diploid

Modified hyphae that allow fungi to derive nutrients from other living organisms are (septate/ pseudohyphae/ haustoria).

haustoria

The plague is transmitted by (fleas/ticks/lice/mites)

fleas

Lichens spread to new areas by the use of multicellular fragments called (spores/ soredia/ thalli).

soredia

Multicellular algae often reproduce sexually by means of haploid and diploid individuals in a process called (separation/alternation) of generations.

alternation

Microbiologists interested in parasitism study multicellular parasitic (insects/fungi/worms) as well as single-celled protozoa.

worms

Sexual reproduction in unicellular algae is accomplished by the cell acting as a (gamete/spore/ zygote).

gamete

Ticks, lice, and mosquitoes often serve as (carriers/vectors) by hosting and transmitting pathogenic microbes.

vectors