Bioluminescent dinoflagellates_______ . a. have a clear silica shell b. emit light when disturbed c. live inside most corals d. are multicelled heterotrophs

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A: Sponge are multicellular aquatic animals that are member of phylum Porifera. Most sponges are…

Q: A cnidocyst is : a) a spicule b) an organelle c) a centriole d) a parasite

A: Cnidarians are creatures that live in seas. These include hydras, corals, jellyfishes, and sea…

Q: Whichaspects of the biology of zooxanthellae are controlled by their coral hosts?a.Their cell wall…

A: Zooxanthellae is  known as the  colloquial term which describes the  single-celled dinoflagellates…

Q: Choanoflagellates are considered the sister group to, or closest living relatives of,______ . a.…

A: The R.H. Whittaker classification system divides the organisms into five major kingdoms. Kingdom…

Q: Plasmodial and cellular _____ are important decomposers that havean amoeboid vegetative state. a.…

A: A plasmodium is an associate with an amoeboid, multinucleate, and naked mass of cytoplasm that…

Q: How do pigments such as phycoerythrin in red algae and fucoxanthin inbrown algae benefit these…

A: Besides containing chlorophylls, photosynthetic organisms contain accessory pigments that extend the…

Q: With which of the following is a dinoflagellate associated?(a) Most usually have flagella and can…

A: Dinoflagellates- They are single-celled eukaryotes and they can also prepare their food by the means…

Q: ______carry out oxygen-releasing photosynthesis. a. Spirochetes c. Cyanobacteria b. Chlamydias d.…

A: Photosynthesis can be defined as the process by which green plants and certain other organisms will…

Q: Ciliatesa. move by pseudopods.b. are not as varied as other protists.c. feed and move using cilia.d.…

A: The ciliates are a group of protozoans distinguished by the presence of cilia called hair-like…

Q: All fungi_____ .a. are multicelled c. are heterotrophsb. form flagellated spores d. live on land

A: Fungi are a group of eukaryotic organisms that includes yeasts, molds, mushrooms, etc. A…

Q: Reproduction by budding takes place in: (a) hydra (b) amoeba (c) paramecium (d) bacteria

A: Budding is a method for the asexual reproduction. In this method, a bud in the form of an outgrowth…

Q: A protist that can synthesize its own food and move using its locomotory device is: O a. Sporozoa O…

A: An organism with an ability to synthesize its own food using the substrates available in the…

Q: Characteristics properties of this taxon include hyphae a. Protist b. Monerans c. Plants d.…

A: Hyphae are structures of vegetative growth that have long, filamentous, branching structure. It is a…

Q: All algae havea) chlorophyll a.                    b) cell walls that contain agar.c) holdfasts.…

A: Answer is a.) chlorophyll a.

Q: Which characteristic(s) is/are not typical of protozoan cells?a. locomotor organelle c. sporeb. cyst…

A: The group of simply organized organisms whose size ranges from  1 micrometer to several millimeters…

Q: Kelps are _______________ with multicellular bodies differentiated into blades, stipes, holdfasts,…

A: Kelps belong to brown algae. They are seaweeds and the largest of all marine algae.

Q: Both fl agella and cilia are found primarily in a. algae c. fungi b. protozoa d. both b and c

A: Cilia and flagella both are the characteristics which are required for the locomotion of the…

Q: Fungi Imperfecti or Deuteromycota:(a) Do not have complete hyphae(b) Do not form hyphae(c) Have no…

A: Deuteromycota is a polyphyletic group in which many species are related closely to other phyla than…

Q: Cool water, or "deep water" reefs tend to be built by... a) Photosynthetic corals b)…

A: Corals are colourful invertebrate animals belonging to the phylum Cnidaria. They are preyed by…

Q: Like plants,_______ have chlorophylls a and b. a. diatoms c. green algae b. red algae d. giant kelps

A: To identify: To identify the correct option for plants that have chlorophylls a and b

Q: Amoeba shows following kind of nutrition:(a) autotrophic(b) holozoic(c) saprotrophic(d) parasitic

A: Amoeba is a unicellular eukaryotic organism. Small organisms, unicellular algae, and bacteria are…

Q: A lichen is a two-member symbiotic community consisting of a fungus, which provides structure and…

A: The microorganisms offer the host animal food, and the host gives the microorganism either some of…

Q: 4. Silicoblasts occurs in a. Both b and c b. Calcarean c. Hexactinellida d. Demospongia 5.…

A: The sponges belong to the Porifera phylum. Sponge bodies are multicellular organisms with a network…

Q: Fungi are similar to animals by a) Their use of enzymes to digest food b) Their mode of reproduction…

A: Fungi are more similar to the animals as compared to the plant. They shows many similarities to the…

Q: This is marine biology a) Where do macroalgae tend to live? Middle of the ocean or continental…

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Q: Fungi are all: a. multicellular b. eukaryotic c. decomposers d. single- celled

A: 5 kingdom classifications is a type of classification in which living organisms are classified into…

Q: Diplomonads and parabasalids lack______ . a. a nucleus c. a plasma membrane b. mitochondria d.…

A: Diplomonads and parabasalids are members of the metamonad protist group, which lacks typical…

Q: Because hermatypic corals depend on zooxanthellae for nutrition they are typically found in O A.…

A: Given: Because hermatypic corals depend on zooxanthellae for nutrition.

Q: a. Name two parasites that are transmitted in the cyst form.b. How must a non-cyst-forming…

A: Most protozoa are recognized by their motile feeding stage called trophozoite. Many protozoa have a…

Q: A lichen is a mutualistic symbiosis between O Amoebas and ciliates E. coli and insects O Algae and…

A: A lichen is a mutualistic symbiosis between Algae and fungi.

Q: A miracidium is : a) unicellular b) a polyp c) a cestode d) a larval stage

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Q: Fungi are not classified as Plants primarily because they:

A: Fungi are heterotrophs whereas plants are autotrophs. Fungi has chitin in cell wall whereas plants…

Q: Ciliates A are not varied as other protists have a gullet for food gatherig C are closely related…

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Q: The pigments, energy reserve products, and cell walls found in land plants are also characteristic…

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Q: Which statement about protists is true?   a. Protists have many different metabolic lifestyles.…

A: RH Whittaker is known to introduce the five-kingdom classification system. He categorized the…

Q: Parasitic alveolates that form spores at some stage in their life belong to which group? (a)…

A: * The answer of the question is option D that is apicomplexans. * Parasitic alveolates that form…

Q: The main reason protistsS move is to a. Food, mate and avoid predators. b. Find a mate c. Find food…

A: The protist kingdom is made up of both unicellular organisms and simple multi-cellular organisms.…

Q: Which form of Plasmodium passes from mosquitoes to people and causes infection? a) Trophozoites b)…

A: The Genus Plasmodium are unicellular eukaryotes and are obligate parasites of vertebrates and…

Q: Some blue-green algae are used as bio fertilisers because they (a) are photosynthetic (b) have…

A: Any of a broad, varied group of prokaryotic, primarily photosynthetic organisms known as blue-green…

Q: Match each protist with its most suitable description. ____ diplomonad           a. whirling cell…

A: A protist is any eukaryotic life form that is not an animal, plant, or fungus. While almost…

Q: Which is not a characteristic of animals    a. Have a blastula stage  b. Cell walls  c. Heterotrophy…

A: Animals are eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia. Scientific study of…

Q: What is the function of the raphe in diatoms? a. locomotion b. defense c. capturing food d.…

A: Diatoms belong to a group known as microalgae. They are unicellular and live individually or in…

Q: 1. Large colonies of polyps belonging to class Anthrozoa secrete hard skeletons of time which later…

A: Introduction  In biology, symmetry refers to the ordered repetition of parts in a living organism.…

Q: Match each protist with its correct mode of nutrition: v Amoeba v Protists in phylum Rhodophyta v…

A: Plants, algae and certain bacteria are capable of production of food by their own and this…