Protozoa Quiz: questions and answers

1. When was the word "protozoa" coined?

1817

1818

1819

2. Which diseases can parasitic and symbiotic protozoa cause?

Babesia

Malaria

Both are correct

3. What is an Ophryocystis elektroscirrha?

A parasite of butterfly larvae

A parasite of dog

A parasite of bird

4. How do protozoa reproduce?

Meiotic sex

Trophozoites

Binary fission or mutiple fission

5. What is the size in micrometers of the Amoeba proteus?

220-760

700-2000

15-60

6. In what type of water do protozoa abound?

Both are correct

Fresh water

Brackish water

7. What is the malaria parasite called?

Plasmodium

Isotricha

Trichomonas

8. Who coined the word "protozoa"?

Herbert Copeland

Georg August Goldfuss

Ernst Haeckel

9. What is the size in micrometers of the Entamoeba histolytica?

15-60

120-330

50-100

10. Which genus does Giardia lamblia belong to?

Giardia

Excavata

Eukaryota

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