Q: A. Why is the Kingdom Protista not a valid group from an evolutionary perspective?
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A: Cultural or accelerated eutrophication is nutrient enrichment of water bodies due to human…
Q: Which of these is an example of inductive reasoning?
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Q: A unicellular organism has a cell wall, a nucleus, chloroplasts, and several flagella. Which…
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Q: Which of the following statements are true about Dinoflagellates? Select one or more: O a. They are…
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A: Fungi are the heterotrophic organisms.
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A: Bacteria are similar to archea in that they arose from endosymbiosis ( an organism which lives…
Q: Select all statements that are true about the kindom protista: I. They are mostly unicellular…
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Q: Select all the organisms that are protists. (Group of answer choices) A. basidiomycota B. amoeba C.…
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A: Protists are primarily microscopic, unicellular, and diverse group of organisms with a well formed…
Q: Protists with the capabilities to absorb nutrients from dead organisms are called_____________. a.…
A: Answer is c.) saprobes.
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A: Plastides are double-membrane organelles that are present in plant and algae cells. Plastids are…
Q: What feature of protists allow them to survive harshenvironmental conditions?a. vegetative cellsb.…
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Q: Which of the following kingdom contains organisms that have no nuclear membranes? a. Eubacteria b.…
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Q: One difference between the kingdom Protista and the other three kingdoms in the domain Eukarya is…
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Q: are colony forming. Hypothesize why this may be an advantage or disadvantage.
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Q: Which of these would be evidence against endosymbiosis? a) chloroplast have their own DNA O b) their…
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A: A protist is a eukaryotic, primarily unicellular microscopic entity that belongs to the eukaryotic…
Q: Which of these protists is hypothesized to be ancestral to animals? a. a green algal protist b. a…
A: Answer is option B) choanoflagellate.
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Q: Which protist group exhibits mitochondrial remnants with reduced functionality? a. slime molds b.…
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Q: Why don't we consider protists to all be in 1 kingdom together anymore? O because some of them are…
A: In biological classification, the five-kingdom classification proposed by Whittaker is most popular.…
Q: Give an example of a protist that is: (a) a parasite of humans (b) very large and photosynthetic (c)…
A: Protist are eukaryotic organisms that are neither plant Or animal.
Q: Which of the following is not true of the protists? (a) they are unicellular, colonial, coenocytic,…
A: Any unicellular or multicellular creature which is not a mammal, plant, or fungus is referred to as…
Q: Why is a species with small population more likely than one with a large population to undergo an…
A: A species with a small population faces a higher risk of extinction than one with a larger…
Q: Protists are (a) single-celled eukaryotes. (b) multicellular eukaryotes. (c) single-celled…
A: The living organism can be divided into the broader group that is the prokaryotes and the…
Q: Which of the following characteristics is NOT one all protists share? A. mixotrophic,…
A: Protists include various species of organisms that are not included in animals, fungi, or plants.…
Q: Explain how archae are more closely related to Eukarya than to bacteria even though Archae are…
A: All living forms on Earth share a common ancestry, which implies that all living forms have…
Q: Fungi are (a) eukaryotes and opisthokonts (b) prokaryotes and opisthokonts (c) flagellate and…
A: Introduction :- Fungi are eukaryotic organisms that are non-vascular, non-motile, and heterotrophic.…
Q: Which correctly identifies characteristics that protists share with animals? A. Motile, Prokaryotic,…
A: The organisms which are eukaryotic but are unicellular means like eukaryotic organisms they have…
Q: What do protists have that bacteria and archaea do not have? Select all correct answers O DNA…
A: Both bacteria and archaea are prokaryotic cells. On the other hand, protists are eukaryotic cells.…
Q: The category of protozoa include the protists that * A. ingest their food. B. do not have…
A: Protozoa are defined as single celled organic entities. They are in various shapes & sizes going…
Q: Which of these protists is believed to have evolved following a secondary endosymbiosis? a. green…
A: Protozoa are free-living parasitic, single-celled eukaryotes. They are single-celled organisms. They…
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All protists are
a. photosynthetic.
b.
c. single-celled.
d. eukaryotes.
e. All of these are correct.
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- Ciliatesa. move by pseudopods.b. are not as varied as other protists.c. feed and move using cilia.d. do not divide by binary fission.e. are closely related to the radiolarians.Which of the following is NOT true of protists? Select one: a. Some are unicellular. b. They may be photosynthetic. c. They are usually aerobic, though some are not. d. They may have cell walls. e. They may be prokaryotic.Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all protists?a. Unicellularb. Cells containing membrane-bounded organellesc. Cells containing a nucleusd. Eukaryotic
- Mitochondria in protists originated froma. cyanobacteria.b. chloroplasts.c. anaerobic bacteria.d. aerobic bacteria.e. eukaryotic cells.Which of the following explains why protists are considered a paraphyletic group? A Protists are prokaryotic. B Protists cannot be a monophyletic group because their morphology and behavior are so variable. C Protists lack a common ancestor. O D The MRCA of the protists also gave rise to plants, animals, and fungi. O E Choices B and D are both correct.Why don't we consider protists to all be in 1 kingdom together anymore? Group of answer choices A. because some of them are prokaryotic B. because they are not all closely related C. because they are all prokaryotic D. because some of them are multicellular
- Kelp represent which type of protist?a. archaeplastidab. chromalveolatac. opisthokontad. excavatae. rhizariaSelect all the organisms that are protists. (Group of answer choices) A. basidiomycota B. amoeba C. algae D. diatoms E. mossThe category of protozoa include the protists that * A. ingest their food. B. do not have chlorophyll. C. include all the three choices. D. are motile.
- What feature of protists allow them to survive harshenvironmental conditions?a. vegetative cellsb. planktonc. cystsd. plastidse. vacuolesWhich of the following characteristics is NOT one all protists share? A. mixotrophic, autotrophic and heterotrophic B. eukaryotic C. mostly unicellular D. symbiontsSelect all the correct statements about protists. they are all autotrophs O they are in the domain prokarya O they are prokaryotic they are in the domain cukarya: 0t are cukaryotic. they are all heterotrophs they are in domain archaca a