OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 5: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology

OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank
Chapter 5: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology

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Chapter 5: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology
Chapter 5: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology

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Multiple Choice

1. Protozoa are best described as being:
A. nonphotosynthetic multicellular microorganisms
B. nonphotosynthetic unicellular microorganisms*
C. photosynthetic multicellular microorganisms
D. photosynthetic unicellular microorganisms

Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 9

2. Which of the following best describes zooplankton?
A. eukaryotes that are nonphotosynthetic and motile*
B. eukaryotes that are photosynthetic and motile
C. prokaryotes that are nonphotosynthetic and nonmotile
D. prokaryotes that are photosynthetic and nonmotile

Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 9
3. Where is the pellicle found within a protozoan?
A. as part of cilia
B. beneath the cell membrane*
C. surrounding the nucleus
D. within chloroplasts

Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 13

4. Which of the following is not a structure used for locomotion by protists?
A. cilia
B. contractile vacuoles*
C. flagella
D. pseudopods

Difficulty: Moderate
ASM Standard: 9

5. Which structures associated with locomotion in protists can be described as short, hair-like
structures that extend from the surface of the cell?
A. cilia*
B. contractile vacuoles



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