Quiz: General Characteristics of Protists

1. Plant-like protists are collectively called:
protozoans
algae
diatoms
pseudopodia

Where would you find a paramecium?
in quiet ponds
in the human body
in dirt
on leaves

3. Which of the following moves using pseudopodia?
paramecium
euglena
diatoms
ameba

4. Which of the following is unicellular and heterotrophic?
ameba
paramecium
algae
both ameba and paramecium

5. The word "pseudopodia" means:
small cell
fake eye
false foot
first animal

6. Identify the organism pictured below:
ameba
paramecium
euglena
diatom

7. Which organelle functions to remove excess water?
micronucleus
contractile vacuole
pellicle
gullet

8. The ameba reproduces by:
fusion
endocytosis
binary fission
conjugation

9. The paramecium belongs to the Kingdom ____ and the Phylum _____
Ciliphora, Protista
Protista, Ciliophora
Protozoa, Protista
Animalia, Protista

10. Which of the following is autotrophic?
paramecium
foraminifera
ameba
euglena

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