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  • Question
  • Which of the following best describes the algae known as diatoms?


  • Options
  • A. Cells have intricate shells of silicon dioxide with two halves
  • B. Cells are encased in rigid walls composed of cellulose coated with silicon
  • C. Cells have flagella and a light-detecting eye spot
  • D. Cells contain carotenoid pigments as well as chlorophyll A and B

  • Correct Answer
  • Cells have intricate shells of silicon dioxide with two halves 


  • Algae problems


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    • 1. The number of flagella produced by motile cells in

    • Options
    • A. members of the Rhodophyta is greater than members of the Phaeophyta
    • B. members of the Phaeophyta is greater than members of the Rhodophyta
    • C. members of the Rhodophyta is exactly or approximately equal to members of the Phaeophyta
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. Bioluminescence is a phenomenon associated with

    • Options
    • A. chrysophyta
    • B. phaeophyta
    • C. pyrrophyta
    • D. chlorophyta
    • Discuss
    • 3. Chlamydomonas and Volvox are similar because

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    • A. they both are motile
    • B. they are members of the Chlorophyta
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. Number of flagella produced by motile cells in

    • Options
    • A. members of the phaeophyta is greater than members of the Oomycota
    • B. members of the Oomycota is greater than members of the Phaeophyta
    • C. members of the Phaeophyta is approximately equal to members of the Oomycota
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. Zooxanthellae are algal symbiont that live within coral reef animals. These algae belong to

    • Options
    • A. chlorophyta
    • B. chrysophyta
    • C. pyrrophyta
    • D. rhodophyta
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which algal division is divided up into three main groups consisting of the golden-brown algae, the yellow-green algae and the diatoms?

    • Options
    • A. Chlorophyta
    • B. Chrysophyta
    • C. Phaeophyta
    • D. Pyrrophyta
    • Discuss
    • 7. The algae Chlamydomonas demonstrates a complex life cycle that switches between haploid and diploid forms. This life cycle is called

    • Options
    • A. the sexual-asexual exchange
    • B. the transposition cycle
    • C. an alternation of generations
    • D. algal transformation
    • Discuss
    • 8. Algae are classified into 6 groups, technically known as

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    • A. categories
    • B. divisions
    • C. genera
    • D. domains
    • Discuss
    • 9. Characteristics used to place algae into divisions include all of the following except

    • Options
    • A. form of storage material
    • B. flagella number and location
    • C. accessor pigments used in photosynthesis
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. All algae possess

    • Options
    • A. nuclei
    • B. chloroplasts
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss


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