Parasite Questions

Category of protozoans that move by pseudopods.

• Sarcodina

• Ciliophora

• Mastigophora

• Apicomplexan

Type of amoeba that causes contact lens contamination

• Entamoeba histolytica

• Naegleria

• Acanthamoeba

• Plasmodium

Of the 3 types of amebiasis, which one is the most common form that causes bloody, mucus-containing stool?

• Luminal amebiasis

• Invasive amebic dysentery

• Invasive extraintestinal amebiasis

• Giardia

This disease occurs as a result of swimmers inhaling contaminated water. The trophozoites form can migrate to the brain.

• Naegleria

• Acanthamoeba

• Mastigophora

• Apicomplexan

Flagellate shown here.

• Trichomonas vaginalis

• Trypanosoma

• Leishmani

• Giardia lamblia

Pick all flagellates that can be transmitted by an insect.

• Leishmania

• Trypanosoma

• Trichomonas vaginalis

• Giardia lamblia

Only ciliate known to cause disease in humans.

• Paramecium

• Vorticella

• Balantidium coli

• Cytostome

What is present in Balantidium coli that aids it in the trophozoite stage when it is consuming nutrients from its host?

• flagella

• cilia

• mucus membrane

• scolex

Protozoan that causes Malaria

• Cryptosporidium

• Toxoplasma

• Plasmodium

• Balantidium coli

Life cycle of plasmodium includes which of the following?

• Mosquito must bite human and deposit sporozoites from salivary glands

• Plasmodium only goes through both asexual & sexual reproduction within human

• sexual reproduction occurs within mosquito digestive tract

• Mercozoites are released from red blood cells of mosquito