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Testing...testing...PROTISTS! Trivia Quiz

Protists aren't animals, they aren't plants, monerans, or fungi! They're...well, protists. Enter the world of protists, the fantastic organisms! Play this quiz whether you know about them or not!

A multiple-choice quiz by Halcyon91. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Halcyon91

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
174,948

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1470

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What are the two kinds of nuclei that a paramecium has? Hint

Giganucleus and Piganucleus

Macronucleus and Micronucleus

Hyponucleus and Hypernucleus

Externucleus and Internucleus

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Question 2 of 10

2. What does a contractile vacuole do? Hint

Gives out excess water

Digests food

Stores food

Gives out waste

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Question 3 of 10

3. The euglena is what kind of protist? Hint

Plant-like and animal-like

Fungus-like

Plant-like

Animal-like and fungus-like

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Question 4 of 10

4. When an amoeba stretches out its pseudopod and pulls the rest of its body along, what do you call this movement? Hint

Pseudopodial movement

Amoeboid movement

Protozoan movement

Chordial movement

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is a flagellum used for? Hint

Moving

Eating

Fighting

Digesting

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Question 6 of 10

6. What does a paramecium's micronucleus control? Hint

What goes in and out of it

Internal clock

Movement

Reproduction

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Question 7 of 10

7. What color is a stentor? Hint

Pink

Orange

Red-Purple

Blue-green

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where are diatoms usually found? Hint

In algae

Inside intestines

In oceans

On rotten logs

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the red organelle in the euglena called? Hint

Eyespot

Nucleus

Contractile vacuole

Food vacuole

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Question 10 of 10

10. Dinoflagellates are from what phylum? Hint

Phaeophyta

Rhodophyta

Pyrrophyta

Chlorophyta

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What are the two kinds of nuclei that a paramecium has?

Answer: Macronucleus and Micronucleus

Other protists also have two nuclei, like the amoeba.

2. What does a contractile vacuole do?

Answer: Gives out excess water

An amoeba does not have a contractile vacuole.

3. The euglena is what kind of protist?

Answer: Plant-like and animal-like

That was kind of a trick question. The euglena uses chlorophyll for photosynthesis and also hunts for food.

4. When an amoeba stretches out its pseudopod and pulls the rest of its body along, what do you call this movement?

Answer: Amoeboid movement

This movement is also used by animals, such as caterpillars.

5. What is a flagellum used for?

Answer: Moving

The flagellum is used for moving. Other ways protists move are by using cilia or pseudopods.

6. What does a paramecium's micronucleus control?

Answer: Reproduction

The micronucleus is quite small compared to the macronucleus. The macronucleus controls daily functions.

7. What color is a stentor?

Answer: Blue-green

The stentor is an animal-like protist. One thing I know that it eats are chilomonas.

8. Where are diatoms usually found?

Answer: In oceans

Diatoms are made of silica, which is used to make glass.

9. What is the red organelle in the euglena called?

Answer: Eyespot

The eyespot detects light and looks for food with it.

10. Dinoflagellates are from what phylum?

Answer: Pyrrophyta

Rhodophyta are red algae. Chlorophyta are green algae. Phaeophyta are brown algae. Did you like that quiz? Thanks for playing it! And before you go, I have a poem for you:

They can smoothen out your ice-cream, and some things that you eat.
They can detect a light beam, and move away in a heartbeat.
They come in many different colors, they come in many shapes.
They are found in watery places, like ponds or oceans or lakes.
They move like bouncy balls, they move like triple-fast trains.
They can sometimes cause some pains.
They can do terrible things, causing malaria and dysentery.
They are absolutely, tremendoulsly, much much smaller than me.
And when you look into the microscope you say, "Wow! Those protists
These things you'll like for the rest of your life. PROTISTS!
-by Halcyon91

Source: Author Halcyon91

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