Test 1 Chapter 5

Question 1

Some Ascomycota are edible. T/F

Answer 1

True, Ascomycota is a phylum of fungi

Question 2

The death cap mushroom is an Ascomycota. T/F

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Plankton float or drift in the water and cannot swim against the currents. T/F

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which of the following is the phylum for all flatworms?

Answer 4

Platyhelminthes

Question 5

Which of the following causes vaginal yeast infections and oral thrush?

Answer 5

Candida albicans

Question 6

Which of the following is caused by eating poorly cooked pork?

Answer 6

Taenia solium

Question 7

Which of the following causes African sleeping sickness?

Answer 7

Trypanosoma brucei

Question 8

Protista is not a formal taxonomic group. T/F

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Plasmodium spp. cause _____.

Answer 9

Malaria

Question 10

Giardiasis is associated with _____.

Answer 10

Diarrhea

Question 11

Which of the following is the most common helminth infection worldwide?

Answer 11

Ascaris lumbricoides

Question 12

Which of the following is found in streams and causes backpacker’s diarrhea?

Answer 12

Giardia intestinalis

Question 13

How do you contract hookworms?

Answer 13

the larvae burrow through intact skin from contaminated soil.

Question 14

Giardia intestinalis lacks mitochondria. T/F

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Green algae are the ancestors of land plants. T/F

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Primary amoebic meningitis is caused by _____.

Answer 16

Naegleria fowleri

Question 17

Which of the following causes the most common non-viral STI?

Answer 17

Trichomonas vaginalis

Question 18

Which of the following is the most common helminth infection in the US?

Answer 18

Enterobius vermicularis

Question 19

Which organ can Plasmodium vivax lie dormant in?

Answer 19

Liver

Question 20

Diatoms tests are composed of _____.

Answer 20

Silica. Hard silica wall which is acid-resistant. When a sample is exposed to acid the Diatoms remain because silicia.

Question 21

Naegleria fowleri causes disease by entering the brain through the eye. T/F

Answer 21

False. When infected water goes into the nose.

Question 22

Which of the following is the only ciliate that causes disease in humans?

Answer 22

Balantidium coli

Question 23

How are hookworms transmitted?

Answer 23

Contaminated Soil

Question 24

The parasitic helminths include flukes, tapeworms, and roundworms. T/F

Answer 24

True

Question 25

How many flagella do dinoflagellates have?

Answer 25

Two

Question 26

Which of the following is found in the diatom cell wall (frustule)?

Answer 26

Silica.

Question 27

Which of the following is a free-living amoeba found in freshwater that can cause amoebic keratitis particularly in contact lens wearers?

Answer 27

Acanthamoeba spp.

Question 28

Which of the following lacks mitochondria but has flagella?

Answer 28

Giardia intestinalis

Question 29

Which of the following have oral suckers, hooks, and proglottids?

Answer 29

Tapeworms

Question 30

Dermatophytes cause athlete’s foot. T/F

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Which type of lichen contains rounded structures and a branched appearance?

Answer 31

Furticose lichens

Question 32

Which of the following is not a helminth?

Answer 32

Ringworm

Question 33

Which of the following is the beef tapeworm?

Answer 33

Taenia saginata

Question 34

Which of the following is the death cap mushroom?

Answer 34

Amanita phalloides

Question 35

Which of the following causes Chagas disease?

Answer 35

Trypanosoma cruzi