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  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • an alternation of generations 


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    • 1. Which algal division is divided up into three main groups consisting of the golden-brown algae, the yellow-green algae and the diatoms?

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    • A. Chlorophyta
    • B. Chrysophyta
    • C. Phaeophyta
    • D. Pyrrophyta
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following best describes the algae known as diatoms?

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    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 3. The number of flagella produced by motile cells in

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    • 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
    • 4. Bioluminescence is a phenomenon associated with

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    • A. chrysophyta
    • B. phaeophyta
    • C. pyrrophyta
    • D. chlorophyta
    • Discuss
    • 5. 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
    • 6. Algae are classified into 6 groups, technically known as

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

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

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    • A. nuclei
    • B. chloroplasts
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. The __________ is the vegetative body of algae.

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    • A. mycelium
    • B. plasmodium
    • C. pseudoplasmodium
    • D. thallus
    • Discuss
    • 10. The number of members of the division Phaeophyta that live in freshwater habitats

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    • A. is greater than the number of members of the division Chloro-phyta that live in freshwater habitats
    • B. is lesser than the number of members of the division Chlorophyta that live in freshwater habitats
    • C. is equal to the number of members of the division Chlorophyta that live in freshwater habitats
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss


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