The major criteria used for classification of Protozoans is:

1. Nature of cell envelope 2. Mode of locomotion
3. Mode of heterotrophic nutrition 4. Habitat
Subtopic:  Protozoa |
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What would be true for the pathogen seen in the given slide of peripheral blood from a patient suffering from a certain disease?
I: The pathogen is Trypanosoma brucei gambiense.
II: It causes African Sleeping Sickness.
III: It is an amoeboid protozoan.

1. Only I and II
2. Only I and III
3. Only II and III
4. I, II and III
Subtopic:  Protozoa |
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African sleeping sickness is caused by a/an:

1. Amoeboid protozoan 2. Flagellated protozoan
3. Ciliated protozoan 4. Sporozoan
Subtopic:  Protozoa |
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Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and choose the correct answer from the codes given:

 

Column I

 

Column II

A

Entamoeba

a

Flagellated protozoan

B

Trypanosoma

b

Amoeboid protozoan

C

Paramecium

c

Non motile protozoan

D

Plasmodium

d

Ciliated protozoan

Codes

A B C D
1. a b c d
2. b a c d
3. a b d c
4. b a d c
Subtopic:  Protozoa |
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Protists that do not include any photosynthetic members are:

I: Euglenoids II: Slime moulds III: Protozoans
 
1. Only I 2. Only II
3. Both II and III 4. I, II and III
Subtopic:  Kingdom Protista: Euglenoids | Kingdom Protista: Slime Moulds | Protozoa |
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