Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Eukaryotes? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Which polymer composes plant cell walls?
Cellulose
Chitin
Cilium
Spores
Symmetry
Q. Which of the following organisms share a phylum with humans?
Clam
Fish
Lobster
Starfish
Sponge
Q. Which of the following describe chordates?
Tissues, bilateral symmetry, protostomes, most with exoskeleton shells
Tissues, bilateral symmetry, deuterostomes, Notochords
No tissue layers or symmetry, endoskeleton
Tissues, bilateral symmetry, deuterostomes
Tissues, bilateral symmetry, protostomes, Notochords
Q. What are considerations when choosing a model organism?
Cost
Size
Similarity to humans
Generation time
All of the above
Q. Which kingdom does the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae belong to?
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
Prokarya
Q. How is eukaryotic chromatin organized?
One large circular chromosome without nucleosomes
One large circular chromosome with nucleosomes
Multiple linear chromosomes without nucleosomes
Multiple linear chromosomes with nucleosomes
Either circular or linear chromosomes with nucleosomes
Q. Which kingdom contains organisms without organelles?
Plantae
Fungi
Protista
Animalia
None of the above
Q. Which kingdom's organisms go through a blastula stage?
Plantae
Fungi
Protista
Animalia
None of the above
Q. Fungi absorb digested nutrients through their hyphae. What is another way to describe this characteristic?
They can fix carbon dioxide.
They are heterotrophs.
They are autotrophs.
Their hyphae have septa.
Their cell walls contain chitin.
Q. What are fungicides used for?
To genetically engineer soybean crops
To kill protest parasites
To prevent red tide in the Gulf of Maine
To control rust growth on barley
To increase mildew resistance on grapes