Classification Flashcards
What are protozoa?
Protozoa are single-celled eukaryotic organisms that can be free-living or parasitic.
What is the primary means of locomotion for amoebas?
Amoebas primarily move using pseudopodia.
Name a protozoan that infects the gastrointestinal tract.
Entamoeba histolytica.
True or False: All protozoa are pathogenic.
False.
What type of locomotion do flagellates use?
Flagellates use flagella for locomotion.
Fill in the blank: The protozoan ________ is responsible for malaria.
Plasmodium.
Which protozoan is known to cause sleeping sickness?
Trypanosoma brucei.
What is the primary site of infection for Giardia lamblia?
The gastrointestinal tract.
Name a protozoan that moves using cilia.
Paramecium.
Multiple choice: Which of the following protozoa is transmitted by the tsetse fly? A) Entamoeba B) Plasmodium C) Trypanosoma D) Giardia
C) Trypanosoma.
What is the locomotion mechanism of ciliate protozoa?
Ciliate protozoa use cilia for movement.
True or False: All protozoa can reproduce sexually.
False.
What is the site of infection for Toxoplasma gondii?
It primarily infects the tissues of the host, including the brain.
Fill in the blank: The protozoan ________ can cause dysentery.
Entamoeba histolytica.
What is the primary means of locomotion for sporozoans?
Sporozoans are typically non-motile in their mature forms.
Name a protozoan that is known to cause diarrhea.
Giardia lamblia.
Multiple choice: Which protozoan is commonly associated with cat feces? A) Plasmodium B) Toxoplasma C) Cryptosporidium D) Naegleria
B) Toxoplasma.
What is the locomotion method of amoeboid protozoa?
Amoeboid protozoa move via pseudopodia.
True or False: Flagellates can only live in water.
False.
What is a common characteristic of protozoa in the class Ciliophora?
They possess cilia for movement.
Name a protozoan that causes a disease transmitted through contaminated water.
Giardia lamblia.
Fill in the blank: The protozoan ________ is known for causing Chagas disease.
Trypanosoma cruzi.
What is the primary site of infection for Plasmodium species?
The liver and red blood cells.
Multiple choice: Which protozoan is known for its ability to form cysts? A) Entamoeba B) Toxoplasma C) Plasmodium D) Trypanosoma
A) Entamoeba.
What is the locomotion method for flagellates?
Flagellates move using one or more flagella.
True or False: Ciliates reproduce only asexually.
False.
What type of protozoa is responsible for the disease known as leishmaniasis?
Leishmania.
