Protozoans

What are protozoa?

• Protozoa are multi-cellular organisms that share some characteristics with animals.

• Protozoa are bacteria-like organisms that share some characteristics with animals.

• Protozoa are virus-like organisms that share some characteristics with animals.

• Protozoa are single-cellular organisms that share some characteristics with animals.

How do protozoa move?

• Protozoa can move using cilia, flagella, or pseudopodia.

• Protozoa can only move using cilia.

• Protozoa cannot move on their own.

• Protozoa move using fins and tails.

How does the amoeba move and eat?

• It uses cilia.

• It can use it's flagella.

• It uses pseudopodia.

• It makes it's own food.

What is the process called by which amoebas and certain white blood cells engulf food and pathogens?

• Pinocytosis

• Phagocytosis

• Photocytosis

• Exocytosis

What is the form of locomotion used by the parasitic protozoa Giardia?

• Cilia

• Flagella

• Pseudopods

What do paramecium use to eat and move?

• Cilia

• Flagella

• Pseudopods

The cilia in the paramecium move food particles toward a mouth-like structure called _______.

• food vacuole

• contractile vacuole

• macronucleus

• oral groove

Plasmodium is a Sporozoan. It does not have a form of locomotion. It also absorbs the nutrients from its host cell. It is a very dangerous parasite that causes malaria.

• This is true.

• This is not true.

• This is just a space invader.

• This is a type of mosquito.