Microbiology 2460 - Chapter 5 Book Review Q&A

Which genus includes the causative agent for malaria?

Plasmodium

Which protist is a concern because of its ability to contaminate water supplies and cause diarrheal illness?

Giardia lamblia

A fluke is classified within which of the following?

platyhelminths

A nonsegmented worm is found during a routine colonoscopy of an individual who reported having abdominal cramps, nausea, and vomiting. This worm is likely which of the following?

nematode

A segmented worm has male and female reproductive organs in each segment. Some use hooks to attach to the intestinal wall. Which type of worm is this?

cestode

Mushrooms are a type of which of the following?

basidiocarp

Which of the following is the most common cause of human yeast infections?

Candida albicans

Which of the following is an ascomycete fungus associated with bat droppings that can cause a respiratory infection if inhaled?

Histoplasma capsulatum

Which polysaccharide found in red algal cell walls is a useful solidifying agent?

agar

Which is the term for the hard outer covering of some dinoflagellates?

theca

Which protists are associated with red tides?

dinoflagellates

You encounter a lichen with leafy structures. Which term describes this lichen?

foliose

Which of the following is the term for the outer layer of a lichen?

the cortex

The fungus in a lichen is which of the following?

an ascomycete

Some fungi have proven medically useful bc they can be used to produce antibiotics

True

A fluke is classified w/in which of the following?

Platyhelminthes

Platyhelminths are best described as

flat works like flukes or tapeworms

In humans, helminths generally infect the

digestive tract

Which protists are associated with red tides?

dinoflagellates

Which of the following is true of lichens?

many produce important antimicrobials for research

Which of the following is motile and nonphotosynthetic?

zooplankton

The plasma membrane of a protist is called the

plasmalemma

Animals belong to the same supergroup as the kingdom

fungi

Fluke are in class

trematoda

A species of worm in which there are distinct male and female individuals is described as

Dioecious

Nonseptate hyphae are also called

Coenocytic

Unicellular fungi are called

yeasts

Some fungi have proven medically useful because they can be used to produce

antibiotics

Structures in chloroplasts used to synthesize and store starch are called

Pyrenoids

Algae with chloroplasts with three or four membranes are a result of

secondary endosymbiosis