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Entamoeba gingivalis is a parasite in the

A. pharynx of man

B. unhealthy tissue around teeth of man

C. gum boil of man

D. infected salivary glands of man

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B. unhealthy tissue around teeth of man


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The resultant cells of schizogony in the life history of malarial parasite are

A. schizonts

B. merozoites

C. ookinetes

D. sporozoites

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In Amoeba proteus, the term proteus is after the name of

A. the discoverer

B. a disease

C. a god

D. a place

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Oocyst of Plasmodium develops from

A. female gametocyte

B. fertilised microgamete

C. fertilised macrogamete

D. ookinete

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The sporozoites of Plasmodium first attack

A. RBC

B. liver cells

C. muscles

D. intestine

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When kerosene is sprayed on the stagnant water wherein the larvae of Anopheles develop, it

A. burns the body wall of the larvae

B. diffuses through the body wall and kills them

C. suffocates them to death

D. prevents contact of spiracles with air

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The schizogony cycle of Plasmodium takes place in

A. alimentary canal of mosquito

B. liver of man

C. liver and RBC of man

D. RBC of man

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Ingestion of some water with food in Amoeba takes place by the process of

A. endosmosis

B. pinocytosis

C. phagocytosis

D. none of these

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Trophozoites of E.histolytica reproduced by

A. binary fission

B. conjugation

C. autogamy

D. budding

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Trypanosoma is transmitted by

A. contamination

B. kissing

C. contagination

D. inoculation

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Characters that are more useful in classification of animals are

A. morphological features

B. homologous features

C. analogous features

D. none of these

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If an Amoeba is placed in salt water, its contractile vacuole will

A. enlarge

B. disappear

C. multiple

D. burst

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Process of reconstitution of nuclei in a single paramecium without fusion of gametic nuclei is

A. endomixis

B. hemimixis

C. cytogamy

D. none of these

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Amoeba secretes digestive enzymes to hydrolyse

A. starch

B. sugar

C. proteins

D. all of these and fats

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Nitrogenous wastes in Amoeba are expelled through

A. plasmalemma

B. pseudopodia

C. hyaline cap

D. contractile vacuole

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Highly polypoid meganucleus is present in

A. flagellates

B. ciliates

C. sporozoans

D. rhizopodans

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Sleeping sickness in man is caused by Trypanosoma by the bite of the infective

A. female Tsetse fly

B. male Tsetse fly

C. both male and female Tsetse flies

D. male and female aedes mosquito

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Encystment in Amoeba serves for

A. perennation

B. reproduction

C. dispersal

D. all of these

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The disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi is

A. sleeping sickness

B. chaga's disease

C. kala azar

D. oriental sore

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The shivering, a characteristic symptom of malaria, occurs when

A. sporozoites enter the blood

B. metacryptozoites are liberated from the liver cells

C. merozoites are liberated from RBC with toxin

D. schizonts are formed in the RBC

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The catabolic wastes in Amoeba consist of

A. water and CO2

B. water, CO2 and minerals

C. Water, CO2, minerals and urea

D. all of these

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The number of daughter paramecia produced following conjugation is

A. 8 from one conjugant

B. 8 from two conjugants

C. 16 from two conjugants

D. 8-16 from two conjugants

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An example of dimorphic protozoan is

A. Amoeba proteus

B. Paramecium caudatum

C. Plasmodium

D. Polystornella

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Kala-azar is a disease caused by

A. Trypanosma gambiense transmitted by Tsetse fly

B. Leishmania donovani transmitted by sandfly

C. Taenia solium transmitted by infected pork

D. Wuchereria bancrofti transmitted by Culex

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Schuffner's granules or dots are found in

A. trophozoite

B. sporozoite

C. schizont

D. merozoite

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All stages in the life cycle of malarial parasite are haploid except

A. gamout

B. ookinete

C. schizont

D. sporont

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Malarial parasites could best be obtained from a patient

A. an hour before rise of temperature

B. when temeprature rises with rigor

C. when temeprature comes down to normal

D. five hours after the temperature reaches normal level.

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Trypanosoma gambiense inhabits the human body in the

A. blood

B. Lymph

C. blood and cerebrospinal fluid

D. cerebrospinal fluid

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In an electric field, the Paramecium moves

A. towards the negative pole

B. towards the positive pole

C. around to avoid effect of current

D. forms cyst and does not move

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Gametocytes of Plasmodium are produced in the

A. stomach of mosquito

B. erythrocytes of man from schizonts

C. erythrocytes of man from merozoites

D. all of these

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The transmission of Entamoeba histolytica takes place by

A. female anopheles mosquito

B. air

C. kisisng

D. contaminated food and water