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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the mode of nutrition for protozoans?

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

What is the main method of reproduction for Euglena viridis?

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

Where is starch stored in Euglena viridis?

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

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

<p>Flagella (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

Where does Giardia, the parasitic protozoan, live?

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

What is the locomotory organ of Giardia?

<p>Flagella (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Euglena viridis reproduce under favorable conditions?

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

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

<p>Chloroplast (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Flagella (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is starch stored in Euglena viridis?

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

What is the main method of reproduction for Euglena viridis?

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

Where does Giardia, the parasitic protozoan, live?

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

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

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

What do all protozoans have in common?

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

What is the locomotory organ of Giardia?

<p>Flagella (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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