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1
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Which of the following represents the arrangement of microtubules in an axoneme of a cilium?

A

Nine peripheral pairs of microtubules plus one central pair

2
Q

The “9+2” tube of microtubules in a flagellum or cilium is called an _______

A

Axoneme

3
Q

Multiple fission or schizogony is a type of asexual reproduction characteristic of all Protozoa belonging to the taxon called _______

A

Apicomplexa

4
Q

Reproduction in most unicellular eukaryotes is primarily by

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Asexual reproduction

5
Q

The phylum ________ contains a group of bioluminescent organisms organisms in the oceans and also is the source of “red tides”

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Dinoflagellata

6
Q

True/False

Conjugation is a form of asexual reproduction in animal-like unicellular eukaryotes

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False

7
Q

The genus of the organism causing malaria is _______

A

Plasmodium

8
Q

True/False

The process of endosymbiosis may have resulted in eukaryotic cells by bacteria engulfing aerobic bacteria with enzymes that processed oxygen for energy transformations

A

True

9
Q

The protozoan Trypanosoma causes human

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African sleeping sickness

10
Q

Long, thin pseudopodia supported by axial rods of microtubules are

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Axopodia

11
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True/False

Recent studies indicate that the traditional naming of unicellular eukaryotes as “Protista” is not a valid taxonomic group, but may comprise 10 or more phyla.

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True

12
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True/False

The phylum Euglenozoa is the most diverse of protozoa and has distinctive multinucleate cells

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False

13
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Most animal-like unicellular eukaryotes obtain their food through the process of __________

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Phagocytosis

14
Q

True/False

Diplomonada is known for its characteristic mitochondria thought its cells

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False

15
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At the base of every flagellum or cilium is found a

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Kinetosome