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WorksheetsProtozoa Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the name of the protozoa shown here?
Giardia intestinalis
Difflugia oblongata
Radiolarian Spaerostulus
Ciliophora Paramecium
Which of these protozoan diseases results in intestinal stress and diarrhea?
African Sleeping Sickness
Trichomoniasis
Giardiasis
Malaria
This protozoan can have many flagella, and eats via phagocytosis.
Euglena gracilis
Trichomonas vaginalis
Amoeba proteus
Dinoflagelata Gymnodinium
Which member of the supergroup Excavata is contains chloroplasts and is able to photosynthesize?
Giardia intestinalis
Trichomonas vaginalis
Euglena gracilis
Typanosoma brucei
Which of these protozoan diseases is an STD that affects millions of people worldwide?
African Sleeping Sickness
Trichomoniasis
Giardiasis
Malaria
Which member of the supergroup Excavata contains a large mitochondria known as a kinetoplast.
Giardia intestinalis
Trichomonas vaginalis
Euglena gracilis
Typanosoma brucei
Which of these protozoan diseases is caused by an Excavata member that has a two-host life cycle with the Tsetse fly?
African Sleeping Sickness
Trichomoniasis
Giardiasis
Malaria
Which of the following are key characteristics of the supergroup Amoebozoa?
Cilia and Phagocytosis
Flagella and a Cytosome
Cilia and a Cytosome
Pseudopodia and Phagocytosis
This protozoan inhabits any environment in which it can remain moist.
Giardia intestinalis
Trichomonas vaginalis
Amoeba proteus
Dinoflagelata Gymnodinium
This member of Amoebozoa has a hard test in which Pseudopodia project from one side.
Entamoeba histolytica
Difflugia oblongata
Amoeba proteus
Radiolarian Spaerostulus
This protozoan has a two stage life cycle in which one is called a cyst, and causes dysentery.
Entamoeba histolytica
Foraminiferan Polystomella
Typanosoma brucei
Apicomplexa Plasmodium
Which protozoan supergroup has members with highly geometrical tests?
Excavata
Amoebozoa
Rhizaria
Chromalveolata
This protozoan forms symmetrical tests in which each is larger than the previous one.
Entamoeba histolytica
Foraminiferan Polystomella
Typanosoma brucei
Apicomplexa Plasmodium
This protozoan has radial symmetry and extends axopodia out of its geometrical test.
Cilliophora Paramecium
Radiolarian Spaerostulus
Amoeba proteus
Trichomonas vaginalis
Which protozoan supergroup has members with rear facing flagella that generate a feeding current into their cytosome?
Excavata
Amoebozoa
Rhizaria
Chromalveolata
This member of Chromalveolata contains chlorophyll and a flagella wrapped around a grove in its body, and can cause algal blooms.
Entamoeba histolytica
Typanosoma brucei
Giardia intestinalis
Dinoflagellatata Gymnodiniuman
Which of these protozoan diseases is caused by a Chromalveolata member that is passed through mosquito bites?
African Sleeping Sickness
Trichomoniasis
Giardiasis
Malaria
This protozoan has an apical complex that it uses to enter host cells, and follows a parasitic lifestyle.
Apicomplexa Plasmodium
Difflugia oblongata
Euglena gracilis
Typanosoma brucei
This protozoan has many cilia, a complex cell structure, and a distinct cytosome.
Giardia intestinalis
Trichomonas vaginalis
Foraminiferan Polystomella
Cilliophora Paramecium
Which protozoan supergroup is very diverse but all members contain organelles that help with cellular transport called alveoli.
Excavata
Amoebozoa
Rhizaria
Chromalveolata
