Protozoa: Characteristics and Habitats
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Protozoa: Characteristics and Habitats

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Which protozoan is responsible for causing malaria?

Plasmodium

What is the structure that extends from the cell surface of protozoa and moves in a whip-like motion?

Flagella

In which type of habitats can protozoa be found?

Moist habitats including fresh water, marine environments, and soil

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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