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Protozoa Characteristics and Types

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What is the main way amebas move?

By means of pseudopodia (correct)

By using flagella

By using cilia

By bacterial symbiosis

Which of the following is a general effect of parasitic protozoa on their hosts?

Increasing the host's metabolism

Providing nutrients to the host

Causing physical damage to the host tissue (correct)

Enhancing the host's immune response

What is the name of the superphylum that the Apicomplexa is recently proposed to be under?

Sporozoa

Alveolata (correct)

Chromista

Excavata

How do some parasitic protozoa, such as trypanosomes, affect their hosts?

By absorbing glucose Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe amoebas that are capable of freeliving and parasitic existence?

Amphizoic Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of the projections (acanthopods) found in some Acanthamoeba spp.?

Slender and tapered Signup and view all the answers

What is the composition of the endocyst of Acanthamoeba spp. cysts?

Cellulose Signup and view all the answers

What process do trophozoites of Acanthamoeba spp. use to replicate?

Mitosis Signup and view all the answers

What is a common habitat of Acanthamoeba spp.?

Soil Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical shape of Acanthamoeba spp. cysts?

Polyhedral or stellate Signup and view all the answers

What is the mode of movement and phagocytosis in Amoebozoa?

Pseudopods Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the cytoplasm in Amoebozoa?

Divided into ectoplasm and endoplasm Signup and view all the answers

What is the usual mode of reproduction in Amoebozoa?

Asexual reproduction by binary fission Signup and view all the answers

Protozoa Characteristics and Types

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Questions and Answers

What is the main way amebas move?

Which of the following is a general effect of parasitic protozoa on their hosts?

What is the name of the superphylum that the Apicomplexa is recently proposed to be under?

How do some parasitic protozoa, such as trypanosomes, affect their hosts?

What is the term used to describe amoebas that are capable of freeliving and parasitic existence?

What is the shape of the projections (acanthopods) found in some Acanthamoeba spp.?

What is the composition of the endocyst of Acanthamoeba spp. cysts?

What process do trophozoites of Acanthamoeba spp. use to replicate?

What is a common habitat of Acanthamoeba spp.?

What is the typical shape of Acanthamoeba spp. cysts?

What is the mode of movement and phagocytosis in Amoebozoa?

What is the characteristic of the cytoplasm in Amoebozoa?

What is the usual mode of reproduction in Amoebozoa?

Which of the following genera of Amoebozoa is known to cause primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)?

What is the characteristic of the nucleus in Amoebozoa?

What is the term for the process by which Amoebozoa ingest food?

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