Protozoa
Biology ⇒ Microorganisms and Microbiology
Protozoa starts at 8 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe the difference between a parasitic and a free-living protozoan, giving one example of each.
Describe the role of protozoa in the food chain.
Describe two ways in which protozoa obtain their food.
Explain how protozoa can be both beneficial and harmful to humans.
Explain the ecological importance of protozoa in aquatic environments.
Explain why protozoa are considered eukaryotic organisms.
Name one protozoan that lives in the human intestine and causes dysentery.
Protozoa are classified under which kingdom?
Which of the following diseases is NOT caused by protozoa?
(1) Malaria
(2) Amoebic dysentery
(3) Tuberculosis
(4) Sleeping sickness
Which of the following is a free-living protozoan?
(1) Plasmodium
(2) Paramecium
(3) Trypanosoma
(4) Giardia
Which of the following is a method of asexual reproduction in protozoa?
(1) Budding
(2) Binary fission
(3) Conjugation
(4) Sporulation
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of protozoa?
(1) Unicellular
(2) Multicellular
(3) Eukaryotic
(4) Lack of cell wall
Fill in the blank: The disease sleeping sickness is caused by the protozoan _______.
Fill in the blank: The movement of Amoeba is due to the formation of _______.
Fill in the blank: The process by which protozoa engulf food particles is called _______.
Fill in the blank: The protozoan _______ has both plant-like and animal-like characteristics.
True or False: All protozoa are autotrophic.
True or False: All protozoa reproduce by binary fission.
True or False: Protozoa are always harmful to humans.
True or False: Protozoa are prokaryotic organisms.
