WorksheetsProtozoa
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 52mins
What is the name of the protozoa shown here?
Radiolarian Spaerostulus
Giardia lamblia
Difflugia oblongata
Ciliophora Paramecium
Which of these protozoan diseases results in intestinal stress and diarrhea?
African Sleeping Sickness
Giardiasis
Trichomoniasis
Malaria
This protozoan can have many flagella, and cause of human genital tract diseases
Euglena gracilis
Amoeba proteus
Trichomonas vaginalis
Dinoflagelata Gymnodinium
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
Giardiasis
Trichomoniasis
Malaria
Which of the following are key characteristics of the supergroup Amoebozoa?
Cilia and Phagocytosis
Cilia and a Cytosome
Flagella and a Cytosome
Pseudopodia and Phagocytosis
This protozoan has a two stage life cycle in which one is called a cyst, and causes dysentery.
Entamoeba histolytica
Typanosoma brucei
Foraminiferan Polystomella
Apicomplexa Plasmodium
This protozoan has an apical complex that it uses to enter host cells and follows a parasitic lifestyle
Euglena gracilis
Apicomplexa Plasmodium
Difflugia oblongata
Typanosoma brucei
This protozoan has many cilia, a complex cell structure, and a distinct cytosome.
Giardia intestinalis
Foraminiferan Polystomella
Trichomonas vaginalis
Paramecium caudatum
Which of the following applies to all members of kingdom Protista?
eukaryotic
heterotrophic
motile
autotrophic
Members of the genus Euglena do NOT contain which of the following?
cell walls
chlorophyll
two flagella
chloroplast
What structure in amoebas aids in phagocytosis?
cilia
flagella
pseudopodia
none of the above
In Paramecia, the body is covered with which of the following?
conjugation
pellicle
pseudopodia
cell wall
Members of the phylum Sporozoa are exclusively:
autotrophs
marine
parasites
all of the above
Plasmodium is the causative agent of which disease?
malaria
pneumonia
toxoplasmosis
dengue
Which of the following is NOT TRUE of protozoa (animal-like protists)?
many protozoa move around in their environment
they are heterotrophs
they have a cell wall
they are unicellular
Which protist is pictured?
Euglena
Paramecium
Amoeba
Giardia
Which of the following are true of protozoa? (multiple answers possible)
heterotrophic
have a cell wall
prokaryotic
unicellular
Which of the following are structures found in Euglena species? (multiple answers possible)
nucleus
chloroplasts
flagellum
eyespot (stigma)
Which amoeba cell structure collects excess water from the cytoplasm and expels it from the cell?
oral groove
pseudopod
food vacuole
contractile vacuole
Which amoeba structure forms when the cytoplasm flows toward one location of the cell membrane and the rest of the amoeba follows?
food vacuole
pseudopod
contractile vacuole
pellicle
