Amoeba Flashcards
What is the outer membrane of amoeba called
Periplast
The outer region of the cytoplasm in amoeba
Ectoplasm
The inner region in the cytoplasm of amoeba
Endoplasm
Unicellular eukaryotes with membrane bound organelles
Amoeba
Responsible for the osmoregulation of amoeba
Contractile vacuole
An amoeba can have how many nucleus
2 or more
What are the food sources of amoeba
Bacteria and protists
What is the nutrition of amoeba called
Holozoic
Process where the entire organism engulfs the food it plans on eating up
Phagocytosis
All amoeba are commensals except for
Entamoeba histolytica
All amoeba are found in the colon except
Entamoeba gingivalis
Small karyosome at or near the center
Entamoeba
Large, irregular karyosome attached to nuclear membrane it has nor peripheral chromatin and it forms cysts
Endolimax
Large karyosome surrounded by achromatic granules it has no peripheral chromatin
Iodamoeba
Generally binucleate; central particulate karyosome
Dientamoeba
What are the 3 genera of amoeba that inhibit the intestinal tract
Entamoeba, Endolimax and Iodamoeba
The only amebic specie that is capable of invading tissues and causing disease
Entamoeba histolytica
Most invasive and pathogenic kind of amoeba
Entamoeba histolytica
The most common method for diagnosing E. histolytica
Microscopic identification of cysts and trophozoite
Shows chromatid body with a bluntly rounded end
Entamoeba histolytica
How many nuclei does E. histolytica has
4
Pseudopods in E. histolytica is
Finger like
Pseudopods in Entamoeba coli is
Blunt or rounded
What is the motility of Entamoeba histolytica
Progressive and directional
What is the motility of Entamoeba coli
Sluggish
Where is the karyosome of Entamoeba histolytica located
Center
Location of Entamoeba coli karyosome
Eccentric
MOT of Entamoeba histolytica
Fecal-oral transmission
Life cycle of Entamoeba histolytica consists of 2 stages
Invasive trophozoite and infective cyst
Have the ability to colonize or invade the large bowel
Trophozoite