1. This euglenoid moves around on its own. Therefore, it is ________

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1. This euglenoid moves around on its own.
Therefore, it is ________

1. mobile
2. portable
3. sessile
4. motile
5. benthic

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2. Identify this plant.

1. Anemone
2. Bulrushes
3. Cattails
4. Dandelions

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3. For all aquatic plants, a management
program may use any or all of three techniques.
Which one of the following is NOT one of these
techniques?A. mechanical B. physical C.
chemical D. biological
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4. What wildlife eats this plant? (Give one
example.)

• Armadillos
• B. Bass
• C. Catfish
• D. Ducks

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5. These weevils eat water hyacinth. This is an
example of _________ control.
A. mechanical B. physical C. chemical D.
biological
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6. This is a water mold. What kind of protist is
it?

1. Animal-like
2. Plant-like
3. Fungus-like
4. Bacteria-like

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7. Is this plant A. native or B. non-native? 8.
If non-native, where is it originally from?

• Amazonia
• Borneo
• C. Congo
• D. Darien

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9. Why are some non-native water plants illegal
to possess in Texas?

1. Bioremediation potential
2. Health risks
3. Competition with native species
4. Possible illicit drug use

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9. All these protists have 3 things in common.
Name 1.
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10-12. List the three types of growth habits
exhibited by aquatic plants.
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13.What is the growth habit of this plant? .
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14. What would be the BEST way to manage this
protist?

• Spray with herbicide.
• Import grass carp to eat it.
• Control runoff of nutrients into the water body.
• D. Leave it to provide cover for
  macroinvertebrates.

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15. This algae is not considered to be a plant
rather, it is a _______.
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16. Identify this non-native, highly invasive
plant.
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17. Identify this plant.
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18. What is this plants growth habit?
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19. Identify this plant.
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20. Which one of these protists would be
considered plantlike?
C
B
A
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21. Identify this plant.
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22. Where on this energy pyramid would protists
and plants go?
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23. Identify this plant.
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24. Is this plant native or non-native? If
non-native, where is it originally from?
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25. Here is a design for a simple water garden.
If the pond was a water garden, most of the
plants would fall under which group?
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26. Protist? (Y/N)
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27. Protist? (Y/N)
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28. Protist? (Y/N)(Hint no nuclei!)
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29. Protist? (Y/N)
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30. Protist? (Y/N)
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31. What is the best way to observe protists?

1. With a microscope
2. With a hand lens
3. With a telescope
4. With a dissecting scope

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32. Why are we studying protists at the first of
the year?

1. They are among the simplest of aquatic organisms.
   
2. They are the most common of aquatic organisms.
3. They are the most prolific of aquatic organisms.
4. All of the above

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33. This organism might best be considered to be
a .

• A. animal-like protist
• B. plant-like protist
• C. fungus-like protist

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34. This simple animal has just eaten a meal
that shows up as the dark spot in its middle.
This organism would best be considered to be

1. Autotrophic
2. Heterotrophic
3. Chemotrophic

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35. What is the proper term for this instrument?

1. Dissecting scope
2. Binary telescope
3. Compound microscope
4. Simple microscope

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36. What would the magnification be for this
microscope?
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37. Where would you find the most protists?

1. Air
2. Pond scum
3. Clear, open water

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38. To what kingdom does this organism belong?

1. Animalia
2. Plantae
3. Fungi
4. Protista
5. Monera

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39. This algae undergoes photosynthesis, is
multicellular, and its cells have cell walls.
What characteristic of plants is still missing?

1. Roots
2. Stems
3. Leaves
4. All the above

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40. This organism would be considered to be a(n)

1. Arachnid
2. Worm
3. Ciliate Protist
4. Desmid Protist

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41. What ecological role does the fuzzy organism
play in the aquatic realm?

1. Active Predator
2. Producer
3. Primary Consumer
4. Decomposer

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42. When you were collecting pond scum, what were
you really searching for?

1. Protists
2. Insects
3. Crustaceans
4. Plants

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43. These protists are coming together to
exchange genetic material. What is this called?

1. Actualization
2. Binary fission
3. Conjugation
4. Desecration

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44. What does this volvox have in common with
plants?

1. It undergoes photosynthesis.
2. It consumes sugars.
3. It is a decomposer.
4. It floats in water.

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45. This paramecium is splitting into two
daughter cells. What is this called?

1. Asexual Reproduction
2. Binary Fission
3. Conjugation
4. Sexual Reproduction
5. A B
6. C D

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24. Most marine invertebrates undergo a
complete metamorphosis through their life cycle.
Between the egg and adult stage, they are usually
microscopic free-floating organisms drifting
about with the currents. At this time, they are
considered to be

• A. Nekton
• B. Benthos
• C. Sessile
• D. Plankton