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Foraminiferans are protozoans that form complex,many-chambered tests composed of _________.

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Amebic dysentery is most often caused by the protozoan species _________________.

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Euglena has a red "eyespot",or ______________,that functions in orientation to light.

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During conjugation


A) haploid micronuclei are exchanged.
B) macronuclei are formed.
C) binary fission occurs.
D) the micronuclei disappear.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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One of the best examples of intracellular specialization is colonial protozoa that have both somatic and reproductive zooids in the colony.

A) True
B) False

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The microorganism _________________ may cause serious infections in AIDS patients.


A) Toxoplasma
B) Didinum
C) Thalassicolla
D) Stentor
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E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Photosynthetic bodies (e.g. ,Phylum Chlorophyta)that contain chlorophyll and sometimes other pigments are called _________________.

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When meiosis occurs during the first divisions after sexual fertilization,it is called


A) zygotic meiosis.
B) gametic meiosis.
C) intermediary meiosis.
D) mitotic meiosis.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The protozoan phylum that contains only endoparasitic forms is the _____________.

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After phagocytosis,the food particle is held in a food vacuole or ____________________.

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Multiple fission associated with spore formation is called _____________.

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Division of labor among cells is seen in some colonial protozoans.

A) True
B) False

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At the base of every flagellum or cilium is found a


A) kinetosome.
B) kinetid.
C) kinetodesmose.
D) kinetoplast.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Ciliates are always multinucleate,possessing at least one _______________ and one _______________.

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Some cases of congenital mental retardation are caused by


A) coccidians.
B) Plasmodium.
C) Anopheles.
D) Toxoplasma.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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The small bodies in ciliate protozoa that are discharged to aid in the capture of prey or to serve as a defensive mechanism are called _______________.

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Long,thin pseudopodia supported by axial rods of microtubules are


A) lobopodiA.
B) filopodia.
C) axopodia.
D) reticulopodia.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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The division of labor and specialization of organelles are carried furthest by which of the following protozoan groups?


A) Phylum Chlorophyta
B) Phylum Ciliophora
C) Phylum Apicomplexa
D) Phylum Dinoflagellata

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Some species in the genus ___________ of Kinetoplastans cause serious disease in humans and domestic animals.

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A sporozoean parasite of cats that can cause birth defects in humans is called ___________.

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