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What type of reproduction occurs in Paramecium?
What type of reproduction occurs in Paramecium?
- Sexual reproduction (Conjugation) and Asexual reproduction (correct)
- Budding only
- Binary fission only
- Only sexual reproduction (Conjugation)
Which phase is characterized by the production of merozoites in the life cycle?
Which phase is characterized by the production of merozoites in the life cycle?
- Sporogony
- Gametogony
- Zygote formation
- Merogony (schizogony) (correct)
In the life cycle of Eimeria tenella, what differentiates a macrogamont from a microgamont?
In the life cycle of Eimeria tenella, what differentiates a macrogamont from a microgamont?
- Microgamont is responsible for zygote formation
- Macrogamont produces macrogametes (correct)
- Macrogamont produces microgametes
- Microgamont is multinucleated
What genus is characterized by an important Apicomplexa species that causes malaria?
What genus is characterized by an important Apicomplexa species that causes malaria?
What is a defining feature of the trophozoite stage in the life cycle of coccidian species?
What is a defining feature of the trophozoite stage in the life cycle of coccidian species?
Which of the following is NOT a stage in the general coccidian life cycle?
Which of the following is NOT a stage in the general coccidian life cycle?
Which of the following correctly matches a species with its respective genus and phylum?
Which of the following correctly matches a species with its respective genus and phylum?
During which stage does a zygote form in the life cycle of coccidian organisms?
During which stage does a zygote form in the life cycle of coccidian organisms?
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Paramecium caudatum
- Kingdom: Protista
- Subkingdom: Protozoa
- Phylum: Ciliophora
- Genus: Paramecium
- Species: caudatum
- Reproduction:
- Asexual:
- Merogony (schizogony)
- Sexual:
- Conjugation
- Asexual:
General Coccidian Life Cycle
- Life stages:
- Trophozoites
- Merozoites
- Oocysts (sporozoites)
- Zygote
- Gametes
- Processes:
- Sporogony: formation of sporozoites
- Gametogony: formation of gametes
- Schizogony: asexual reproduction
General Eimeria Life Cycle
- Life stages:
- Sporozoites
- Merozoites
- Oocysts
- Macrogamont
- Microgamont
- Macrogamete
- Microgametes
- Zygote
- Processes:
- Schizogony: asexual reproduction
- Oocyst formation
Eimeria tenella
- Kingdom: Protista
- Subkingdom: Protozoa
- Phylum: Apicomplexa
- Class: Sporozoea
- Genus: Eimeria
- Species: tenella
Toxoplasma gondii
- Life cycle:
- Includes stages in different hosts, including cats
Plasmodium vivax
- Kingdom: Protista
- Subkingdom: Protozoa
- Phylum: Apicomplexa
- Class: Sporozoea
- Genus: Plasmodium
- Species: vivax
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