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What is the primary function of the contractile vacuoles in protozoa?

Produce pseudopodia

Regulate osmotic pressure (correct)

Assist in food digestion

Aid in locomotion

Which of the following structures is responsible for the locomotion of protozoa?

Food vacuoles

Endoplasmic reticulum

Pseudopodia, cilia, or flagella (correct)

Nucleus

How do protozoa typically ingest solid material?

Via pseudopodia or cytostome (correct)

Through contractile vacuoles

Through diffusion

By osmosis

What type of reproduction involves the fusion of a macrogamete and a microgamete in protozoa?

Sexual reproduction Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of the protozoan cytoplasm is primarily involved in respiration and discharging waste material?

Hyaline layer Signup and view all the answers

What occurs during multiple fission in protozoa?

The nucleus divides several times before the cytoplasm divides. Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of chromatin granules found in the nucleus of a protozoan?

Store genetic information Signup and view all the answers

What type of cell division is characterized by one cell dividing into two identical daughter cells?

Asexual binary fission Signup and view all the answers

Which function is not performed by the cytoplasm of a protozoan?

Storage of genetic information Signup and view all the answers

What occurs during binary fission in unicellular protozoan organisms?

The nucleus divides followed by equal distribution of cytoplasm Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a key characteristic of trophozoite stage in protozoa?

Active growth and feeding phase Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the Golgi bodies within a protozoan cell?

Modification and transport of proteins Signup and view all the answers

How do protozoa typically regulate osmotic pressure?

By utilizing contractile vacuoles Signup and view all the answers

Which component of the protozoan nucleus is primarily responsible for the synthesis of ribosomes?

Karyosome Signup and view all the answers

What primarily triggers the formation of food vacuoles in protozoa?

Absorption of solid food through ectoplasm Signup and view all the answers

Which statement about the reproduction in protozoa is false?

Binary fission always results in unequal division of the cytoplasm. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the function of pseudopodia in protozoa?

Locomotion and food ingestion Signup and view all the answers

What event characterizes asexual reproduction by multiple fission in protozoa?

The formation of many merozoites from a single nucleus Signup and view all the answers

Which structure within a protozoan cell is primarily involved in the regulation of cell functions?

Nucleus Signup and view all the answers

In which process do protozoa expel undigested materials?

Cytopyge Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of the contractile vacuoles in protozoa?

Regulation of osmotic pressure Signup and view all the answers

What is a key feature of the trophozoite stage in protozoa?

It is the feeding and growth phase. Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of a protozoan's cytoplasm is described as the outer hyaline layer?

Ectoplasm Signup and view all the answers

Which type of food ingestion involves solid materials through pseudopodia?

Phagocytosis Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Protozoology

Protozoa are unicellular eukaryotic organisms that can exist singly or in colonies.
They belong to the Kingdom Protista.
The single protozoan cell performs all necessary functions.

Morphology of Protozoa

Trilaminar unit membrane: Forms the boundary of the protozoan cell.
Cytoplasm: Comprises two layers:
- Ectoplasm: The outer, hyaline layer, involved in locomotion, engulfing food (forming pseudopodia), respiration, waste removal, and providing protection.
- Endoplasm: The inner granular layer, containing various structures like food vacuoles, Golgi bodies, contractile vacuoles, and endoplasmic reticulum. Contractile vacuoles help regulate osmotic pressure.

Nucleus

The nucleus is the most crucial structure, regulating essential functions like reproduction and other vital processes.
Nuclear membrane: Encloses the nucleus.
Nuclear sap (nucleoplasm): The fluid within the nucleus.
Chromatin granules: Contain the genetic material (DNA).
Karyosome (nucleolus): A distinct DNA-containing body situated centrally or peripherally within the nucleus.

Biology of Protozoa

Movement: Some protozoa move by pseudopodia, cilia, or flagella, while others do not move.
Respiration: Protozoa may directly take in oxygen or use oxygen released from metabolic processes.
Nutrition: Protozoa obtain nutrition by absorbing liquid food or ingesting solid material. Solid material is enveloped within pseudopodia or cytostome and becomes contained in food vacuoles. Digestive enzymes then process the food, and the waste is expelled either through the outer surface or via a special opening (cytopyge).
Excretion: Protozoa excrete waste materials through osmotic pressure, contractile vacuoles, diffusion, or cytopyge.

Reproduction

Protozoa reproduce asexually (simple binary fission, multiple fission – schizogony) or sexually (syngamy, fusion of two cells, one female (macrogamete) and one male (microgamete)).
Simple binary fission: Individuals split into two organisms through longitudinal or transverse division.
Multiple fission (schizogony): The nucleus undergoes multiple divisions preceding cytoplasmic division. This creates many smaller merozoites (or sporozoites) within the schizont. A good example of this is Plasmodium.
Sexual reproduction (syngamy): Involves the fusion of two cells (one female and one male), which leads to microgametes and macrogametes (gametocytes, in some cases).

Classification of Protozoa

Protozoa are categorized based on their movement methods (flagella, pseudopodia, cilia, or no movement), and often categorized as flagellates, sarcodina, sporozoa, or ciliates. Specific examples like Trypanosoma, Leishmania, Giardia, Trichomonas, Entamoeba, Plasmodium, Balantidium coli, etc. are classified within these groups, based on their movement and characteristics.

Life Cycle of Protozoa

Simple life cycle: Protozoa with intestinal and luminal/urogenital life cycles often require just one host and reproduce asexually within that host. Transmission is normally direct.
Complex life cycle: Most blood and tissue parasites pass between a vertebrate and an invertebrate host, thus undergoing an alternation of generations. Transmission is generally indirect. A good example presented is the comparison of Trichomonas and Malaria life cycles, highlighting the variations in transmission.