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Parasitic Protozoa

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  • Q1
    Which parasitic protozoan is responsible for causing sleeping sickness in humans?
    Trypanosoma brucei
    Entamoeba histolytica
    Plasmodium falciparum
    Toxoplasma gondii
    30s
  • Q2
    What is a common symptom of infection by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica?
    Rash
    Dysentery
    Fever
    Coughing
    30s
  • Q3
    Which of the following protozoan parasites is transmitted through the bite of an infected sandfly?
    Leishmania
    Toxoplasma
    Plasmodium
    Giardia
    30s
  • Q4
    What is a common vector for the transmission of the parasitic protozoan Plasmodium?
    Louse
    Mosquito
    Flea
    Tick
    30s
  • Q5
    Which type of protozoan is characterized by its ability to move using pseudopodia?
    Flagellate
    Sporozoan
    Amoeba
    Ciliate
    30s
  • Q6
    Which parasitic protozoan can cause a serious infection known as toxoplasmosis, especially in immunocompromised individuals?
    Cryptosporidium
    Trypanosoma brucei
    Toxoplasma gondii
    Naegleria fowleri
    30s
  • Q7

    What kingdom do parasitic protozoans belong to?

    No Kingdom

    Animalia

    Plantae

    Protista

    30s
  • Q8

    Which Parasitic Protozoan has a "bull's eye" appearance

    Leishmania

    Balantidium Coli

    Entamoeba Histolytica

    Giardia Lamblia

    30s
  • Q9

    What is another term for pseudopod?

    cyst

    amoeboid movement

    undulating membrane

    30s
  • Q10

    Which parasitic Protozoan is resistant to chlorine?

    Plasmodium

    Leishmania

    Cryptosporidium

    Naegleria

    30s
  • Q11

    All parasitic protozoa are transmitted by mosquitoes.

    True

    False

    30s
  • Q12

    There is a cure for Toxoplasma.

    True

    False

    30s
  • Q13

    How are parasitic Protozoans classified?

    how they are contracted

    Where they live

    color

    how they move

    30s
  • Q14

    Most people will survive when infected with the brain-eating amoeba.

    False

    True

    30s
  • Q15

    Trichomonas Vaginalis causes irritation/inflammation to:

    Eyes

    Esophagus

    Skin

    Vaginal tract

    30s

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