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WorksheetsCOMMON HUMAN INTESTINAL, ORAL AND GENITAL FLAGELLATES.
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Protozoa that was first observed by dutch scientist Anton van Leeuwenhoek in his own stool.
Paramecium caudatum
Giardia lamblia
Euglena gracilis
Amoeba
What is the mode of infection of Giardia lamblia?
Ingestion of cyst
Sexual transmission
Skin contact
Inhalation
The protozoa attaches itself to the convex surface of the epithelial cells of the intestine by its sucking disc.
TRUE
FALSE
The trophozoite phase is one of the many infective stages of Trichomonas vaginalis.
TRUE
FALSE
The mode of reproduction of Trichomonas vaginalis is _______.
Budding
Sexual Reproduction
Fragmentation
Binary Fission
Trophozoites are pear shaped, single ovoid nuclei.
TRUE
FALSE
__________ occurs only as a flagellated, vegetative stage in the oral cavity of humans reaching a length of 5–16 μm.
Entamoeba gingivalis
Paramecium Aurelia
Trichomonas tenax
Plasmodium malariae
Mass reproduction occurs in cases when the oral microflora has decreased due to high oral hygiene.
TRUE
FALSE
Trichomonas tenax feed on bacteria through __________.
Pinocytosis
Phagocytosis
Receptor-mediated endocytosis
exocytosis
Practicing oral hygiene and the use of condom prevents the rise of complications due to Trichomonas tenax.
TRUE
FALSE
