Protozoan Quiz Course 3 L6 same Gimkit

All protozoans are multicellular organisms.

• True

• False

Protozoans have a distinct nucleus.

• True

• False

Protozoans can make their own food like plants.

• True

• False

The word "protozoan" means "first animal" in Greek.

• True

• False

All protozoans are harmless to humans.

• True

• False

What structure do ciliates use to move?

• Pseudopods

• Flagella

• Cilia

• Tentacles

Which protozoan causes malaria?

• Paramecium

• Plasmodium

• Amoeba

• Euglena

How do apicomplexans (like Plasmodium) move?

• They swim with cilia

• They use flagella

• They cannot move on their own

• They ooze like amoebas

What is the function of a contractile vacuole?

• To digest food

• To expel excess water

• To help with photosynthesis

• To anchor to hosts

Which protozoan group includes Trypanosoma (cause of sleeping sickness)?

• Ciliates

• Sarcodines

• Flagellates

• Apicomplexans