Ch 10 & 11

Question 1

Protozoans?

Answer 1

unicellular, or single-cell, organisms that may be flagellates, amoebae, sporozoans, apicomplexans, or ciliates

Question 2

Sarcomastigophorans?

Answer 2

a phylum in the kingdom of Protista - containing the flagellates and amoebae

Question 3

Flagellates?

Answer 3

a subphylum in the phylum sarcomastigophorans – are protozoans that possess at least one flagellum in their trophozoite

Question 4

Amoebae?

Answer 4

a genus of Protozoa that consists of unicellular organisms which do not have a definite shape.

Question 5

Ciliophorans?

Answer 5

(ciliates) – protozoans – comes in variety of shapes and sizes, all covered with tiny hairs

Question 6

Apicomplexans?

Answer 6

banana or boomerang-shaped protozoan found in epithelial cells of intestine, in blood cells, and in cells of reticuloendothelial and nervous system

Question 7

Flagellum?

Answer 7

a long, whiplike or lashlike appendage

Question 8

Cilia?

Answer 8

short, tiny hairs that cover most of ciliates body

Question 9

Pseudopodia?

Answer 9

– false feet – the way protozoans move

Question 10

Pathogenicity?

Answer 10

disease-causing potential

Question 11

Trophozoite?

Answer 11

motile or moving form of a protozoan

Question 12

Cyst?

Answer 12

nonmotile, resistant stage of a protozoan parasite

Question 13

Endosome?

Answer 13

a tiny pinpoint center within the nucleus of the amoebas

Question 14

Hemoprotozoan?

Answer 14

(Trypanosoma cruzi) a protozoan found circulating in the peripheral blood

Question 15

Phlebotomine sand flies?

Answer 15

blood-feeding arthropods