What are protozoa?
Protozoans

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Kenneth Skinkle
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the process called by which amoebas and certain white blood cells engulf food and pathogens?
Pinocytosis
Phagocytosis
Photocytosis
Exocytosis
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the form of locomotion used by the parasitic protozoa Giardia?
Cilia
Flagella
Pseudopods
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do paramecium use to eat and move?
Cilia
Flagella
Pseudopods
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The cilia in the paramecium move food particles toward a mouth-like structure called _______.
food vacuole
contractile vacuole
macronucleus
oral groove
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
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