7.1 Protozoa

If you wanted to find a colony of protists, where might you look?

• Forest
• Desert
• Mountain
• Pond

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What might happen if a protozoan was missing its flagellum?

• It wouldn't be able to digest food
• It wouldn't be able to move
• It wouldn't be able to reproduce
• It wouldn't be able to breathe

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Where might a parasitic protozoan live?

• On the ocean floor
• Inside a pig's intestines
• On the surface of a pond
• In the mud of a riverbank

What can you infer about protozoans from the fact they are single-celled organisms?

• They are probably unable to make humans sick
• They probably have no DNA in their cells
• They are probably poorly adapted to their environments
• They probably can't be seen without a microscope

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How does an amoeba move?

• It uses cilia
• It uses flagellum
• It uses pseudopods
• It cannot move

What is the name of the hair-like structures on a protozoan?

• Eyespot
• Glucose
• Flagella
• Cilia

Which of the following move using a whiplike structure?

• amoeba
• ciliate
• flagellate
• sporozoan

How do we classify protozoa?

• habitat
• movement
• waste removal
• reproduction

Which protzoan is this?

• Amoeba
• Euglena
• Water mold
• Paramecium

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Which protozoan is this?

• Amoeba
• Paramecium
• Plasmodium