PROTOZON QUIZ | EXAMIANS

Which of the following is least likely to get in or on a protozoan such as a diplomonad or trichomonad?

Rigid polysaccharide cell wall

Genes to produce a cyst form

More than one nucleus

Flagella

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Which of the following describes the function of a phagocytic vacuole?

Structures that accept male gametes during sexual reproduction

Contain specific enzymes that perform various functions

Sites of food digestion

Maintain osmotic balance by continuous water expulsion

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A protozoan is defined as

motile eukaryotic unicellular photosynthetic protist

motile prokaryotic unicellular protist

motile eukaryotic unicellular protist

motile eukaryotic multicellular protist

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Organisms which have spore-forming stage in their life cycle and lack special locomotory organelles belong to which phylum of Protozoa?

Myxozoa

Microspora

Apicomplexa

Ciliophora

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Number of motility structures on flagellated cells is

greater than ciliated cells

lesser than ciliated cells

none of these

equal to ciliated cells

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Organisms with complex life cycles which include a mammalian host and an insect host and involves schizogony as part of the cycle belong to which phylum of Protozoa?

Myxozoa

Apicomplexa

Sarcomastigophora

Microspora

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Which of the following describes the function of a secretory vacuole?

Contain specific enzymes that perform various functions

Maintain osmotic balance by continuous water expulsion

Sites of food digestion

Structures that accept male gametes during sexual reproduction

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Which of the following is least likely to have a rigid cell wall?

Bacterium

Fungus

Protozoan

Archaean

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Members of the Protozoa may motile by all of the following methods except

gliding by slime secretion

flagella

pseudopodia

cilia

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Saprozoic nutrition is characterized by

encystment of solid nutrients and subsequent formation of secretory vacuoles

pinocytosis of solid nutrients and subsequent formation of phagocytic vacuoles

pinocytosis of soluble nutrients and subsequent formation of phagocytic vacuoles

phagocytosis of solid nutrients and subsequent formation of phagocytic vacuoles

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