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  • Members of which phylum of Protozoa are being considered as biological control agents for certain insects?


  • Options
  • A. Microspora
  • B. Sarcomastigophora
  • C. Apicomplexa
  • D. all of these

  • Correct Answer
  • Microspora 


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    • 1. Holozoic nutrition is characterized by

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    • 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
    • 2. 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
    • 3. Protozoa have several types of vacuoles.The function of a contractile vacuole is to

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    • 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
    • 4. Sexual reproduction in the Protozoa occurs most commonly by

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    • A. conjugation
    • B. gametangial contact
    • C. binary fission
    • D. binary fusion
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following is not true of protozoa?

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    • 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
    • 6. Protozoa are generally not

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    • A. multicellular
    • B. microscopic
    • C. lacking cell walls
    • D. eukaryotic
    • Discuss
    • 7. Most commonly asexual reproduction in the Protozoa is by

    • Options
    • A. conjugation
    • B. gametangial contact
    • C. binary fission
    • D. binary fusion
    • Discuss
    • 8. A protozoan is defined as

    • Options
    • A. motile prokaryotic unicellular protist
    • B. motile eukaryotic unicellular protist
    • C. motile eukaryotic unicellular photosynthetic protist
    • D. motile eukaryotic multicellular protist
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following describes the function of a phagocytic vacuole?

    • Options
    • A. Contain specific enzymes that perform various functions
    • B. Maintain osmotic balance by continuous water expulsion
    • C. Structures that accept male gametes during sexual reproduction
    • D. Sites of food digestion
    • Discuss
    • 10. Organisms with amoeboid cells that move within a network of mucous tracks using a typical gliding motion belong to which phylum of Protozoa?

    • Options
    • A. Labyinthomorpha
    • B. Microspora
    • C. Apicomplexa
    • D. Myxozoa
    • Discuss


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