The giant Amoeba is
Amoeba proteus
Choas
Foraminifera
Pelomyxa
Correct Answer :
D. Pelomyxa
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The cysts of E.histolytica develop in an infected individual in the
intestinal wall
lumen of intestine
tissues of man
areas of metastatic inversion
Gametocytes of Plasmodium are produced in the
stomach of mosquito
erythrocytes of man from schizonts
erythrocytes of man from merozoites
all of these
According to Whittaker's system of classification, all the living organisms are classifed into 5 kingdoms and Viruses are placed under
Monera
Protista
Protoctista
None of these
Which of the following organelles are associated with defence in Protozoans ?
Nematocysts
Statocysts
Trichocysts
Otocysts
The infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica is
sporozoite
minuta form
mature cyst
trophic form
If a fresh water Amoeba for some reason in unable to form contractile vacuole, it will
stop forming pseudopodia
stop manufacturing metabolic water
burst consequent to osmotic swelling
become static for some time
A food vacuole develops in Paramecium at the distal end of
cytopharynx
oral grove
cytostome
oesophagus
Vector can be defined as
disease transmitting host
natural reservoir of disease causing organism
pathogenic organism
any kind of disease transmitting organism
In a Paramecium, the trichocysts are used for
fight or flight response
defence
offense
both (b) and (c)
Golgi cycle in Plasmodium occurs in man, in
blood
RBC
liver cells
stomach
Entamoeba gingivalis is a parasite in the
pharynx of man
unhealthy tissue around teeth of man
gum boil of man
infected salivary glands of man
Trypanosoma shows the phenomenon of
amorphism
dimorphism
trimorphism
polymorphism
Highly polypoid meganucleus is present in
flagellates
ciliates
sporozoans
rhizopodans
Erythrocytic cycle of Plasmodium produces
schizonts
sporozoites
merozoites
metacryptomerozoites;
Process of reconstitution of nuclei in a single paramecium without fusion of gametic nuclei is
endomixis
hemimixis
cytogamy
none of these
The number of daughter paramecia produced following conjugation is
8 from one conjugant
8 from two conjugants
16 from two conjugants
8-16 from two conjugants
The rossette stage in lif^ cycle of Plasmodium is found in
blood of man
RBC of man
liver of man
stomach of Anopheles mosquito
Treatment of the infection by malarial parasite in the principal host is studied under
chemo-therapy
chemo-diagnosis
chemo-prophy laxis
prophylaxis
The trophozoite of Entamoeba histolytica reproduces by
binary fission
sporulation
amitosis
mitosis
The type of pseudopodia found in Amoeba are
reticulopodia
lobopodia
actinopodia
aropodia
Oocyst of Plasmodium develops from
female gametocyte
fertilised microgamete
fertilised macrogamete
ookinete
The sporozoites of Plasmodium first attack
RBC
liver cells
muscles
intestine
The disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi is
sleeping sickness
chaga's disease
kala azar
oriental sore
Schuffner's granules or dots are found in
trophozoite
sporozoite
schizont
merozoite
The process of reconstitution of macro-nulceus in Paramecium without any change in micro-nucleus is called
Cytogamy
Hemimixis
Endomixis
Autogamy
The life cycle of Plasmodium in human blood is called
schizogony
syngamy
exo-erythro cytic schizogony
sporogony
The mode of life of Plasmodium in man and mosquito respectively is
intracellular in both
intercellular in both
intracellular and intercellular
intercellular and intracellular
The disease caused by Entamoeba gingimlis is transmitted by
flies
kissing
air
mosquitoes
The transmission of Entamoeba histolytica takes place by
female anopheles mosquito
air
kisisng
contaminated food and water
The shivering, a characteristic symptom of malaria, occurs when
sporozoites enter the blood
metacryptozoites are liberated from the liver cells
merozoites are liberated from RBC with toxin
schizonts are formed in the RBC