Algae MCQ Question and Answer

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Algae MCQ Question and Answer

Question 1: What are algae?

a) Plants

b) Fungi

c) Photosynthetic protists

d) Bacteria

Answer: c) Photosynthetic protists

Question 2: Which pigment is responsible for the green color of algae?

a) Chlorophyll

b) Carotenoids

c) Phycobilins

d) Xanthophylls

Answer: a) Chlorophyll

Question 3: What is the primary mode of nutrition in algae?

a) Heterotrophic

b) Autotrophic

c) Saprophytic

d) Parasitic

Answer: b) Autotrophic

Question 4: Which of the following is NOT a type of algae?

a) Green algae

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) Black algae

Answer: d) Black algae

Question 5: What is the cell wall of algae made of?

a) Cellulose

b) Chitin

c) Peptidoglycan

d) Silica

Answer: a) Cellulose

Question 6: Which algae are commonly found in freshwater habitats?

a) Green algae

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: a) Green algae

Question 4: Which algae are commonly found in marine habitats?

a) Green algae

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) Both b and c

Answer: d) Both b and c

Question 5: What is the storage product of green algae?

a) Starch

b) Laminarin

c) Floridean starch

d) Glycogen

Answer: a) Starch

Question 6: Which algae are used as a food source for humans?

a) Spirulina

b) Chlorella

c) Both a and b

d) None of the above

Answer: c) Both a and b

Question 7: What is the study of algae called?

a) Mycology

b) Phycology

c) Bryology

d) Algology

Answer: b) Phycology

Question 8: Which algae are commonly known as "seaweed"?

a) Green algae

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: b) Brown algae

Question 9: Which algae are used in the production of agar?

a) Green algae

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: c) Red algae

Question 10: Which algae are used in the production of carrageenan?

a) Green algae

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: c) Red algae

Question 11: Which algae are used in the production of alginates?

a) Green algae

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: b) Brown algae

Question 12: Which algae are commonly used in biofuel production?

a) Green algae

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: a) Green algae

Question 13: Which algae are known for their silica cell walls?

a) Green algae

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: d) Diatoms

Question 14: Which algae are commonly found in hot springs?

a) Green algae

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria)

Answer: d) Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria)

Question 15: Which algae are responsible for red tides?

a) Dinoflagellates

b) Diatoms

c) Green algae

d) Brown algae

Answer: a) Dinoflagellates

Question 16: Which algae are commonly used in wastewater treatment?

a) Green algae

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: a) Green algae

Question 17: Which algae are commonly used in the production of omega-3 fatty acids?

a) Green algae

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: d) Diatoms

Question 18: Which pigment is responsible for the red color of red algae?

a) Chlorophyll

b) Phycoerythrin

c) Carotenoids

d) Xanthophylls

Answer: b) Phycoerythrin

Question 19: Which pigment is responsible for the brown color of brown algae?

a) Chlorophyll

b) Fucoxanthin

c) Phycoerythrin

d) Xanthophylls

Answer: b) Fucoxanthin

Question 20: Which pigment is responsible for the blue-green color of cyanobacteria?

a) Chlorophyll

b) Phycocyanin

c) Carotenoids

d) Xanthophylls

Answer: b) Phycocyanin

Question 21:Which pigment is responsible for the yellow color of diatoms?

a) Chlorophyll

b) Carotenoids

c) Phycoerythrin

d) Xanthophylls

Answer: b) Carotenoids

Question 22: Which pigment is responsible for the green color of green algae?

a) Chlorophyll

b) Carotenoids

c) Phycoerythrin

d) Xanthophylls

Answer: a) Chlorophyll

Question 23: What is the primary mode of reproduction in algae?

a) Sexual

b) Asexual

c) Both a and b

d) None of the above

Answer: c) Both a and b

Question 24: Which of the following is a method of asexual reproduction in algae?

a) Binary fission

b) Fragmentation

c) Spore formation

d) All of the above

Answer: d) All of the above

Question 25: What is the name of the asexual spores produced by algae?

a) Zoospores

b) Gametes

c) Zygotes

d) Sporophytes

Answer: a) Zoospores

Question 26: What is the name of the sexual spores produced by algae?

a) Zoospores

b) Gametes

c) Zygotes

d) Sporophytes

Answer: c) Zygotes

Question 27: Which algae exhibit alternation of generations?

a) Green algae

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) All of the above

Answer: d) All of the above

Question 28: What is the primary role of algae in aquatic ecosystems?

a) Decomposers

b) Primary producers

c) Parasites

d) Predators

Answer: b) Primary producers

Question 29: Which algae are responsible for producing a significant portion of Earth's oxygen?

a) Green algae

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: d) Diatoms

Question 30: Which algae are commonly used as bioindicators of water quality?

a) Green algae

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: d) Diatoms

Question 31: Which algae are commonly used in the production of biofuels?

a) Green algae

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: a) Green algae

Question 32: Which algae are commonly used in the production of fertilizers?

a) Green algae

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria)

Answer: d) Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria)

Question 33: Which algae are used in the production of agar?

a) Red algae

b) Brown algae

c) Green algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: a) Red algae

Question 34: Which algae are used in the production of carrageenan?

a) Red algae

b) Brown algae

c) Green algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: a) Red algae

Question 35: Which algae are used in the production of alginates?

a) Brown algae

b) Red algae

c) Green algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: a) Brown algae

Question 36: Which algae are used as a food source for humans?

a) Spirulina

b) Chlorella

c) Both a and b

d) None of the above

Answer: c) Both a and b

Question 37: Which algae are used in the production of biofuels?

a) Green algae

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: a) Green algae

Question 38: Which algae are used in the production of omega-3 fatty acids?

a) Diatoms

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) Green algae

Answer: a) Diatoms

Question 39: Which algae are used in wastewater treatment?

a) Green algae

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: a) Green algae

Question 40: Which algae are used in the production of fertilizers?

a) Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria)

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) Green algae

Answer: a) Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria)

Question 41: Which algae are used in the production of cosmetics?

a) Red algae

b) Brown algae

c) Green algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: b) Brown algae

Question 42: Which algae are used in the production of pharmaceuticals?

a) Red algae

b) Brown algae

c) Green algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: a) Red algae

Question 43: What is an algal bloom?

a) Rapid growth of algae in water bodies

b) Death of algae in water bodies

c) Migration of algae to new habitats

d) None of the above

Answer: a) Rapid growth of algae in water bodies

Question 44: What causes algal blooms?

a) Excess nutrients (eutrophication)

b) Lack of sunlight

c) Low temperatures

d) High salinity

Answer: a) Excess nutrients (eutrophication)

Question 45: Which algae are responsible for harmful algal blooms (HABs)?

a) Dinoflagellates

b) Diatoms

c) Green algae

d) Brown algae

Answer: a) Dinoflagellates

Question 46: What is the primary toxin produced by harmful algal blooms?

a) Saxitoxin

b) Cyanotoxin

c) Both a and b

d) None of the above

Answer: c) Both a and b

Question 47: What is the effect of harmful algal blooms on aquatic life?

a) Oxygen depletion

b) Fish kills

c) Both a and b

d) None of the above

Answer: c) Both a and b

Question 48: Which algae belong to the division Chlorophyta?

a) Green algae

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: a) Green algae

Question 48: Which algae belong to the division Phaeophyta?

a) Brown algae

b) Green algae

c) Red algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: a) Brown algae

Question 49: Which algae belong to the division Rhodophyta?

a) Red algae

b) Green algae

c) Brown algae

d) Diatoms

Answer: a) Red algae

Question 50: Which algae belong to the division Bacillariophyta?

a) Diatoms

b) Green algae

c) Brown algae

d) Red algae

Answer: a) Diatoms

Question 51: Which algae belong to the division Cyanophyta?

a) Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria)

b) Green algae

c) Brown algae

d) Red algae

Answer: a) Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria)

Question 52: Where are green algae commonly found?

a) Freshwater

b) Marine water

c) Both a and b

d) None of the above

Answer: c) Both a and b

Question 53: Where are brown algae commonly found?

a) Marine water

b) Freshwater

c) Terrestrial habitats

d) None of the above

Answer: a) Marine water

Question 54: Where are red algae commonly found?

a) Marine water

b) Freshwater

c) Terrestrial habitats

d) None of the above

Answer: a) Marine water

Question 55: Where are diatoms commonly found?

a) Freshwater

b) Marine water

c) Both a and b

d) None of the above

Answer: c) Both a and b

Question 56: Where are blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) commonly found?

a) Freshwater

b) Marine water

c) Terrestrial habitats

d) All of the above

Answer: d) All of the above

Question 56: What is the cell wall of green algae made of?

a) Cellulose

b) Chitin

c) Silica

d) Peptidoglycan

Answer: a) Cellulose

Question 57: What is the cell wall of diatoms made of?

a) Silica

b) Cellulose

c) Chitin

d) Peptidoglycan

Answer: a) Silica

Question 58: What is the cell wall of red algae made of?

a) Cellulose and agar

b) Cellulose and carrageenan

c) Cellulose and alginates

d) Cellulose and chitin

Answer: b) Cellulose and carrageenan

Question 59: What is the cell wall of brown algae made of?

a) Cellulose and alginates

b) Cellulose and carrageenan

c) Cellulose and agar

d) Cellulose and chitin

Answer: a) Cellulose and alginates

Question 60: What is the cell wall of blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) made of?

a) Peptidoglycan

b) Cellulose

c) Chitin

d) Silica

Answer: a) Peptidoglycan

Question 61: What is the primary mode of reproduction in algae?

a) Sexual

b) Asexual

c) Both a and b

d) None of the above

Answer: c) Both a and b

Question 62: Which of the following is a method of asexual reproduction in algae?

a) Binary fission

b) Fragmentation

c) Spore formation

d) All of the above

Answer: d) All of the above

Question 63: What is the name of the asexual spores produced by algae?

a) Zoospores

b) Gametes

c) Zygotes

d) Sporophytes

Answer: a) Zoospores

Question 64: What is the name of the sexual spores produced by algae?

a) Zoospores

b) Gametes

c) Zygotes

d) Sporophytes

Answer: c) Zygotes

Question 65: Which algae exhibit alternation of generations?

a) Green algae

b) Brown algae

c) Red algae

d) All of the above

Answer: d) All of the above





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