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Q: Give an example of a disease caused by each of the four types of protozoa.
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Q: Describe the general life cycle and mode of reproduction inprotozoans.
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Q: Give the names of protozoan protists with diagnostic features of each.
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Q: Why is this phylum porifera considered just above the protozoan level of organization?
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Q: Describe the protozoan adaptations for feeding.
A: Protozoans are the single cell organisms which live as free living or as parasite. They posses…
Q: Name the different modes of asexual reproduction in protists.
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Q: How are protozoans classified and explain the process of sexual reproduction by means of…
A: Protozoans are eukaryotic organisms that are unicellular and heterotrophic. Protozoans are…
Q: Provide an example of each of the major groups of molluscs.
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Q: List three means of locomotion exhibited by protozoa.
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Q: Contrast the pseudopodia of amoebozoans and forams.
A: Pseudopodia are temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as organs of feeding or locomotion.
Q: State different modes of reproduction in protists.
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Q: Protozoans that absorb decaying organic debris and solid matter are called:
A: Protozoans refer to single-cell eukaryotes, either free living or parasitic, which feed on organic…
Q: Describe the body plan of Placozoa
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Q: Explain the general characteristics of the protozoan life cycle.
A: Protozoa are single-celled eukaryotes that belong to kingdom Protista. These microorganisms do not…
Q: Discuss the life cycle of one protozoan species and give the impact or economic importance to…
A: Protozoans are the single-celled eukaryotic organisms that can be of different shape, size ranging…
Q: Describe how sponges can reproduce asexually and theircapacity to regenerate
A: Sponges present in phyllum porifera. They are aquatic animals and mostly marine.
Q: The protozoan trophozoite is thea. active feeding stageb. inactive dormant stagec. infective staged.…
A: A trophozoite is the growing stage of life cycle.It is the activated feeding stage in the life cycle…
Q: Define briefly the structure of protista.
A: The term 'Protista' is derived from a Greek word 'protistos', which means, the very first.…
Q: Name the four classification of protozoa.
A: Protozoans are unicellular organisms and form the third largest phylum with about 30,000 species. It…
Create a diagram/cycle of how the Phylum Placozoa reproduce sexually.
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- Compare and contrast ciliate and sponge reproduction by matching the process with the correct Phylum (Cilliophora, Porifera, both): can reproduce asexually by buddingHow are protozoans classified and explain the process of sexual reproduction by means of conjugation.Organisms from this group have such complex eyes that they can probably form images Sclerospongia Cubozoa Hydrozoa Scyphozoa Placozoa
- identify the distinguishing characteristics of the phylum Cnidaria.Describe the three in this phylum and give an example of each class. class being : Hydrzoa Anthozoa ScyphozoaDraw the life cycle of one of the following protozoans;Identify: 13. The organism where some ancestral Cercozoans derived their plastids