Protozoan Lab

Question 1

STD/STI

Answer 1

Infections that are passed from person to person through sexual contact

Question 2

Trophozoite

Answer 2

The vegetative form of protozoan

Question 3

Schizogony

Answer 3

The process of multiple fission, in which one organism divides to produce many daughter cells

Question 4

Dysentery

Answer 4

A disease characterized by frequent, watery stools containing blood and mucus

Question 5

Vector

Answer 5

A plasmid or virus used in genetic engineering to insert genes into a cell. (2) an arthropod that carries disease causing organisms from one host to another

Question 6

Fomite

Answer 6

A non living object that can spread infection

Question 7

Conjugation

Answer 7

The transfer of genetic material from one cell to another involving cell-to-cell contact

Question 8

Parasitism

Answer 8

A symbiotic relationship in which one organism (the parasite) exploits another (the host) without providing any benefit in return

Question 9

Commensalism

Answer 9

A symbiotic relationship in which two organisms live in association and one is benefited while the other is neither benefited nor harmed

Question 10

Mutualism

Answer 10

A type of symbiosis in which both organisms or populations are benefited