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  • Question
  • Which of the following is not a function of cysts for Protozoa?


  • Options
  • A. Protect against adverse environments
  • B. Sites for nuclear reorganization and cell division
  • C. Serve as a means of transfer between hosts in parasitic species
  • D. All of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • All of the above 


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    • 1. Members of the Protozoa may motile by all of the following methods except

    • Options
    • A. flagella
    • B. gliding by slime secretion
    • C. cilia
    • D. pseudopodia
    • Discuss
    • 2. The transport medium for Vibrio cholerae can be

    • Options
    • A. Venkatraman-Ramakrishnan medium
    • B. Selenite F broth
    • C. Tetrathionate broth
    • D. Nutrient broth
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following does not cause wound infection following exposure to sea water or infected shellfish?

    • Options
    • A. Vibrio vulnificus
    • B. V. alginolyticus
    • C. V. cholerae
    • D. Aeromonas
    • Discuss
    • 4. The test(s) used for the assay of cholera toxin is/are

    • Options
    • A. Radioimmunoassay
    • B. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
    • C. Morphological changes in Chinese hamster ovary cells
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following bacteria is associated with food poisoning due to consumption of sea fish?

    • Options
    • A. Vibrio parahaemolyticus
    • B. V alginolyticus
    • C. V vulnificus
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following is not true of protozoa?

    • Options
    • A. Lack cell wall
    • B. Produce no sporebearing structures
    • C. Comprise the microbial population known as phytoplankton
    • D. Form active feeding forms called trophozoites
    • Discuss
    • 7. Sexual reproduction in the Protozoa occurs most commonly by

    • Options
    • A. conjugation
    • B. gametangial contact
    • C. binary fission
    • D. binary fusion
    • Discuss
    • 8. Protozoa have several types of vacuoles.The function of a contractile vacuole is to

    • Options
    • A. maintain osmotic balance by continuous water expulsion
    • B. creates sites of food digestion
    • C. contain specific enzymes that perform various functions
    • D. have sites for photosynthesis
    • Discuss
    • 9. Organisms with complex life cycles which include a mammalian host and an insect host and involves schizogony as part of the cycle belong to which phylum of Protozoa?

    • Options
    • A. Sarcomastigophora
    • B. Microspora
    • C. Apicomplexa
    • D. Myxozoa
    • Discuss
    • 10. Holozoic nutrition is characterized by

    • Options
    • A. phagocytosis of solid nutrients and subsequent formation of phagocytic vacuoles
    • B. pinocytosis of solid nutrients and subsequent formation of phagocytic vacuoles
    • C. phagocytosis of soluble nutrients and subsequent formation of phagocytic vacuoles
    • D. photosynthesis
    • Discuss


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