Protozoa Flashcards
Protozoa
Heterotrophic unicellular eukaryotes that are not fungi
What does the protozoan structure lack?
a cell wall
Trophozoite
vegetative feeding form of protozoa
Cyst
Infectious survival form of protozoa
oocyst
resistant zygote-containing structure that characterizes some protozoa.
zooplankton are
floating/swimming small animals & heterotrophic microorganisms found in large bodies of water
Amoebae
Protozoa that move by extending and retracting portions of their cytoplasm
Apicomplexans
group of protozoa that penetrate host cells by the apical complex
Definitive host
organism in which sexual reproduction occurs.
Intermediate host
organism in which asexual reproduction occurs
Hemoflagellate
A flagellated protozoan blood parasite
Lumen-Dwelling Flagellates
colonize the lumen in the intestinal or the genital tracts using a flagella movement.
Slime molds
related to Entamoeba species
Social Amoebae
cellular slime molds that ingest bacteria growing on decaying vegetation
Social Amoebae under starvation turn into a
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