Chapter 5

Question 1

What type of microbe causes malaria?

Answer 1

Plasmodium parasites

Question 2

What are fungal diseases called?

Answer 2

Fungal infections, or mycosis

Question 3

What roles do fungi play?

Answer 3

Fungi are important decomposers in most ecosystems. In addition, fungi can be used to produce citric acid , antibiotics, and human hormones.

Question 4

What are the important characteristics of protozoa?

Answer 4

Protozoa are unicellular eukaryotic microorganisms lacking a cell wall and belonging to the Kingdom Protista.

Question 5

What are the important characteristics of helminths?

Answer 5

Helminth is a general term meaning worm. The helminths are invertebrates characterized by elongated, flat or round bodies.

Question 6

What are the important characteristics of fungi?

Answer 6

Fungi are spore-forming unicellular or multicellular ubiquitous organisms that can either be decomposers or parasites. They are considered eukaryotes as they have very tiny nuclei.