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Protists and Fungi: A Biological Overview
Biology
This document provides an overview of Protists and Fungi, detailing their classification, characteristics, structures, and modes of reproduction. It highlights the diversity within the Protist kingdom and the saprophytic, parasitic, and mutualistic lifestyles of Fungi.
Protists
Fungi
Microbiology
29 Questions
Easy
Ages 10+
Feb 24, 2026
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This document provides an overview of Protists and Fungi, detailing their classification, characteristics, structures, and modes of reproduction. It highlights the diversity within the Protist kingdom and the saprophytic, parasitic, and mutualistic lifestyles of Fungi. Every question includes the correct answer so you can learn as you go — pick any format above to get started.
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1
Which kingdom includes mostly unicellular organisms that do not fit into other kingdoms?
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A
Fungi
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B
Protists
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C
Animals
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D
Plants
2
Which kingdom is known for its greatest diversity with over 200,000 known species?
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A
Fungi
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B
Protists
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C
Bacteria
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D
Archaea
3
Protists are difficult to classify due to a large variety of organisms with different what?
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A
Cell sizes
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B
Number of nuclei
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C
Modes of nutrition, locomotion, cell coverings, and life cycles
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D
Reproductive strategies
4
Which group of protists are animal-like, unicellular, and heterotrophic?
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A
Algae
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B
Slime and water moulds
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C
Protozoa
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D
Diatoms
5
Which group of protists are plant-like, uni- or multicellular, and autotrophic?
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A
Protozoa
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B
Slime and water moulds
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C
Dinoflagellates
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D
Algae
6
Which protist group is described as fungus-like and multicellular?
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A
Algae
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B
Protozoa
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C
Slime and water moulds
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D
Euglena
7
All protists possess true nuclei, meaning they are:
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A
Prokaryotic
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B
Eukaryotic
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C
Autotrophic
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D
Heterotrophic
8
Algae can photosynthesize because they contain:
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A
Mitochondria
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B
Chloroplasts
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C
Ribosomes
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D
Vacuoles
9
Which type of locomotion is characteristic of amoeba?
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A
Cilia
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B
Flagella
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C
Pseudopodia
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D
None
10
Paramecium uses which structure for locomotion?
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A
Pseudopodia
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B
Flagella
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C
Cilia
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D
Tentacles
11
Euglena and dinoflagellates utilize which for movement?
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A
Cilia
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B
Pseudopodia
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C
Flagella
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D
Suckers
12
Protozoa ingest their food through a process called:
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A
Photosynthesis
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B
Osmosis
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C
Phagocytosis
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D
Fermentation
13
The cell wall of green algae is composed of:
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A
Silica
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B
Chitin
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C
Cellulose
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D
Peptidoglycan
14
Diatoms have cell walls made of:
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A
Cellulose
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B
Chitin
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C
Silica
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D
Calcium carbonate
15
Reproduction in protists is mostly asexual, commonly by:
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A
Meiosis
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B
Fertilization
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C
Binary fission
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D
Budding
16
Protists are typically found in environments where:
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A
It is very dry
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B
Water occurs
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C
There is no light
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D
Temperatures are extremely high
17
Which of the following are examples of Protozoa?
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A
Red algae, brown algae
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B
Mushrooms, yeasts
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C
Amoeba, paramecium, plasmodium
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D
Spirogyra, diatoms
18
Which of the following are examples of Algae?
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A
Amoeba, plasmodium
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B
Yeasts, moulds
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C
Diatoms, Euglena, dinoflagellates
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D
Slime moulds
19
Macroscopic fungi include organisms like:
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A
Yeasts
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B
Bread mould
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C
Mushrooms
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D
Athlete's foot fungus
20
Microscopic fungi include organisms like:
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A
Mushrooms
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B
Moulds
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C
Yeasts
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D
All of the above
21
All fungi have true nuclei, meaning they are:
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A
Prokaryotic
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B
Eukaryotic
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C
Autotrophic
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D
Heterotrophic
22
The cell walls of all fungi are made up of:
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A
Cellulose
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B
Chitin
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C
Silica
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D
Lignin
23
Fungi have no chlorophyll and are therefore:
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A
Autotrophic
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B
Photosynthetic
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C
Heterotrophic
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D
Chemosynthetic
24
Most fungi are saprophytes, meaning they live off:
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A
Living animals
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B
Living plants
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C
Dead organic matter
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D
Sunlight
25
A fungus that feeds on living material is called a:
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A
Saprophyte
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B
Mutualist
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C
Parasite
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D
Decomposer
26
Unicellular fungi reproduce asexually by:
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A
Spores
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B
Gametes
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C
Binary fission
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D
Fertilization
27
Multicellular fungi reproduce asexually by:
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A
Gametes
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B
Spores
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C
Binary fission
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D
Budding
28
Multicellular fungi reproduce sexually by:
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A
Spores
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B
Binary fission
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C
Gametes
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D
Budding
29
Rhizopus is an example of a multicellular fungus that consists of a mass of branched filaments called:
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A
Mycelium
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B
Rhizoids
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C
Sporangiophores
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D
Hyphae
