Class Flagella Flashcards
1
Q
Bodily characteristics
A
Cell membrane surrounded by pellicle
Move via flagella
Undulating membrane
Symbionts, mutualists, or commensals
2
Q
Human pathogens
A
Euglena
Trypanosoma
Chagas disease (T. cruzi)
Leishmania
Giardia
Trichomonas
T tenax
T. vaginalis
3
Q
Trypanosoma characteristics
A
2 hosts are tsetse fly (DH)
Humans and other animals (IH)
Moves into blood & lymphatic system
4
Q
Giardia characteristics
A
Pear shaped
Diarrhea
Humans final (DH) host
No IH
Infect upper small intestine
Fecal/oral transmission
5
Q
Choanoflagellate characteristics
A
Group closest to animals
Resemble feeding cells of sponges
Found in fresh and salt water
