10/3/12 Module 3 Quiz
1. Fill in the blanks:
Zooplankton is a(n) ______________, and phytoplankton is a(n) ______________
A. Autotroph
B. Heterotroph
2. True or false: The account in Scripture about the Nile becoming blood when God struck Egypt with plagues could have been due to red tide—a red algal bloom of Gymnodinium brevis which can sometimes occur in nutrient-rich water.
3. (Select all that apply) Which of the following is an example of symbiosis?
A. A bird eats a grasshopper
B. A caterpillar chows down on a leaf
C. A protozoa in a termite’s gut digests cellulose for a termite
D. A bird cleans a hippo’s teeth
E. A Venus fly trap digests a fly
4. (Select all that apply) Which of the following is true about malaria?
A. When a mosquito bites a human, they transmit mosquito larvae into the host, which can cause malaria in that human
B. Malaria is passed when a mosquito transfers Plasmodium spores in its salivary glands into a human host
C. If an uninfected mosquito bites an infected human, that mosquito can become infected
D. Plasmodium causes red blood cells to burst
E. Some of the symptoms of malaria are fever, chills, and shaking
5. (Select all that apply) The cilia of a paramecium allow it to move from one place to another; what else does it allow the paramecium to move?
A. Dust out of its eyes
B. Food into its mouth
C. RNA out of its nucleus
D. A food vacuole through its cytoplasm
E. Protein from its Golgi bodies
Answers:
- B, A (see p. 85-86)
- False: Scripture clearly states that the water in the Nile turned to blood. Even though Red Tide would also be red, algae is certainly not blood! (see pp. 89-90 & On Your Own Question 3.15)
- C, D (see p. 78)
- B, C, D, and E (see pp. 81-83)
- B (see p. 79)