Protozoa: Characteristics and Habitats
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Which protozoan is responsible for causing malaria?

  • Paramecium
  • Euglena
  • Amoeba
  • Plasmodium (correct)
  • What is the structure that extends from the cell surface of protozoa and moves in a whip-like motion?

  • Flagella (correct)
  • Molds
  • Pseudopodia
  • Cilia
  • In which type of habitats can protozoa be found?

  • Marine environments only
  • Dry environments only
  • Moist habitats including fresh water, marine environments, and soil (correct)
  • High altitudes only
  • What do all protozoans have in common?

    <p>They possess a true nucleus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the mode of nutrition for protozoans?

    <p>Autotrophic in sunlight and heterotrophic in dark</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main method of reproduction for Euglena viridis?

    <p>Asexual longitudinal binary fission</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is starch stored in Euglena viridis?

    <p>In paramylum bodies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the locomotory organ in Giardia, a flagellate parasitic protozoan animal?

    <p>Flagella</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organelle is responsible for the storage of starch in Euglena viridis?

    <p>Paramylum bodies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does Giardia, the parasitic protozoan, live?

    <p>In the intestine of humans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the locomotory organ of Giardia?

    <p>Flagella</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Euglena viridis reproduce under favorable conditions?

    <p>By binary fission</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organelle is responsible for the storage of starch in protozoa?

    <p>Chloroplast</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organelle is responsible for propelling the microbe around in protozoa?

    <p>Flagella</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is starch stored in Euglena viridis?

    <p>In the paramylum bodies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main method of reproduction for Euglena viridis?

    <p>Asexual reproduction by longitudinal binary fission</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does Giardia, the parasitic protozoan, live?

    <p>In the intestine of human</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organelle is responsible for the storage of starch in Euglena viridis?

    <p>Paramylum bodies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do all protozoans have in common?

    <p>Heterotrophic mode of nutrition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the locomotory organ of Giardia?

    <p>Flagella</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which structure provides Euglena viridis with a photoreceptive capability similar to an eye?

    <p>Eye spot</p> Signup and view all the answers

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