Test 1: BIOLOGY: Chapter 2: Kingdom Protista: Protozoans

Create an educational illustration depicting different types of protozoans, including Amoeba, Paramecium, Trypanosoma, and Plasmodium, in a vibrant aquatic environment, showcasing their unique features and habitats.

Explore the Kingdom Protista: Protozoans

Test your knowledge on the fascinating world of protozoans in this comprehensive quiz! Dive into the various types of protozoans, their traits, and how they contribute to the ecosystem. From flagellated to ciliated protozoans, challenge yourself and learn more about these microorganisms.

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Identify the protozoan division under which Trypanosoma comes under.

Amoeboid protozoan

Flagellated protozoan

Ciliated protozoan

Sporozoans

Tick the correct features of Ciliated protozoans.

They are aquatic, and posess thousands of cilia

They are aquatic, and posess two flagellas,

They have a cavity (gullet) lying outside the cell surface.

The gullet helps in movement of ciliated protozoans

Name the most 'notorious' sporozoan, and what disease does it cause?

Which protozoan has a feature called 'pseudopodia' that helps them move and capture food. Also give an example of this protozoan.

Name the protozoan group whose marine forms have silica shells on their surface.

Flagellated protozoans

Sporozoans

Amoeboid protozoans

Ciliated protozoans

Name the protozoan group who are either free-living or parasitic, have flagella, and cause diseases like sleeping sickness.

Pick the right answer: 2 categories of protozoans and their example.

Amoeboid - Trypanosoma, Ciliated - Plasmodium

Sporozoans - Entamoeba, Flagellated - Trypanosoma

Ciliated - Paramaecium, Sporozoans - Entamoeba

Amoeboid - Entamoeba, Sporozoans - Plasmodium

Pick the correct disease/effect caused by: Trypanosoma, Entamoeba, Paramaecium, Plasmodium respectively.

Parasite, malaria, NIL, sleeping sickness

Sleeping sickness, parasite, NIL, malaria

Sleeping sickness, parasite, malaria, NIL

Parasite, NIL, malaria, sleeping sickness

Bonus question: Choose the correct option:

All protozoans are heterotrophs.

All protozoans are predators and parasites.

Protozoans are believed to be the primitive relatives of dinosaurs.

Protozoans are believed to be primitive relatives of animals.

Test 1: BIOLOGY: Chapter 2: Kingdom Protista: Protozoans

Explore the Kingdom Protista: Protozoans

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