Identify the type of protist that causes each of the followingdiseases: malaria, African sleeping sickness, and amoebicdysentery.

Q: Which of the following statements are true about Dinoflagellates? Select one or more: O a. They are…

A: Introduction  Dinoflagellates are eukaryotic unicellular protists. They are named so as they contain…

Q: Name the alga known for a biological activity called bioluminescence.

A: Bioluminescence refers to generation of light energy by biochemical reaction occurring in living…

Q: Match each item to a choice: causative agent of red tide Rhizopus stolonifer extracted carageenan…

A: Red tide is a phenomenon caused by algal blooms. Rhizopus stolonifer is commonly known as black…

Q: What features of trypanosoma make it fall under the kingdom protista?

A: Eukaryotes are organisms whose cells have a nucleus enclosed within a membrane. Eukaryotes belong to…

Q: What is the relationship between an alga and the fungus in a lichen?

A: There are two main components of nature- organisms and the environment. The branch of biology that…

Q: Protists include only single-celled eukaryotic organisms. false true

A: All organisms in this biosphere are divided into 5 kingdoms- Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and…

Q: How does self infection bytapeworms occur?

A: Tapeworms are parasites that live in intestine of infected person. It has a tape like shape hence…

Q: What are the differences between the life cycle of Symbion Pandora and Plasmodium (commonly known as…

A: Symbian Pandora and Plasmodium species,both can cause malaria, hence known as malarial parasites.

Q: What is the genus of the causative agent of malaria? In what group does it belong?

A: Malaria is an infectious disease that affects both human and animals. It is generally transmitted by…

Q: Why might overwatering your plants make them more susceptible to infection by some kinds of…

A: Answer- Overwatering plants can be really harmful to the plants in many ways, they can clog the…

Q: Are all protistans parasites?

A: Protozoan parasites is a protozoan that adapts to invade and live in cells of organisms. These…

Q: What is the name of the infective stage of the malaria parasite inhumans and mosquitoes?

A: Vector-borne diseases refer to a disease that results from an infection communicated to humans and…

Q: describe the major effects of protists on people and otherorganisms?

A: Introduction: Protists have various kinds of organisms. While exemptions exist, they are…

Q: Most members of the Stramenopila havea. zoospores. c. small hairs on their flagella.b. large cilia.…

A: Answer: Introduction: Stramenopile is a clade of organisms defined by the occurrence of firm…

Q: Describe important pathogenic species of protists

A: There are some living organisms that cannot be seen by the naked eye and only can be seen under the…

Q: To describe the life cycle of the typical bread molds.

A: The zygomycetes are a relatively small group in the fungi kingdom and belong to the Phylum…

Q: What are the similarities between the life cycle of Symbion Pandora and Plasmodium (commonly known…

A: Life cycle of Plasmodium falciparum. Three primary stages can be distinguished according to whether…

Q: Conjugation between two Paramecia produces ________ total daughter cells. a. 2 b. 4 c. 8 d. 16

A: Introduction  Protozoan are single cell eukaryotes. They are free living as well as parasitic…

Q: Animal Taxonomy (Protista) Comparison Euglena Trypanosoma Plasmodium Paramecium Amoeba Intermediate…

A: Protists are eukaryotic organisms that are neither plants, animals, nor fungi but are simple…

Q: Does Ascaris lumbricoidespresent an intermediate host?

A: Ascari lumbricoids   it is an intestinal roundworm (Nematode) which lives in human intestine. And…

Q: Describe the life cycle of the apicomplexan that causes malaria

A: Apicomplexan are  parasite alveolates, which have cavities in there bodies. They posses  a plastid…

Q: Human disease caused by fungi requires an infection event”. Discuss this statement with specific…

A: Disease versus infection Infection is defined as the first step in the invasion of the pathogen in…

Q: What is a working defi nition of a “protist”?

A: Introduction:The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of life.A eukaryotic cell is quite…

Q: Photosynthetic protists are collectively known as__________; nonphotosynthetic, single-celled…

A: Photosynthetic protists are collectively known as Algae.

Q: Imagine you are in a developing country where sanitation is poor. Having read about paracitic…

A: Protists are eukaryotes that do not belong to aminal, fungi, or plant kingdom however they share a…

Q: Describe the general characteristics of a protist.

A: Protists include a diverse group of organisms which are single celled and microscopic. They show the…

Q: Describe the reason for which the fimbriae are required for colonization.

A: The arrangement of cells and other elements within an organism is known as a cellular organisation.…

Q: Explain the metabolic trait that differentiates diplomonads andparabasalids from other excavate…

A: Excavata are a supergroup of protists that includes parasitic, photosynthetic and heterotrophic…

Q: Describe the relationship of protists to the major groups of eukaryotes

A: Protists are an unusual group of organsims that were assembled but they don't actually appear to…

Q: Members of which Euglenozoa genera cause disease?

A: The Euglenozoa are a monophyletic gathering of flagellated protists including free-living,…

Q: Which group does not include human pathogens?a. Apicomplexans c. Euglenidsb. Ciliates d.…

A: The functions of a gene can be studied by looking at how it expresses in a specific cell and how it…

Q: Which of the following protist exhibit the discoid type of mitochondrial cristae?   A. trypanosoms…

A: Kingdom Protista include eukaryotic, single celled organisms which are usually parasitic in nature.…

Q: Explain what is meant by the term protist, and outline the types oforganisms belonging to this…

A: Introduction: Technique used for classification of an organism is known as taxonomy. It consist of…

Q: How does killing Anopheles mosquitoes affect the Plasmodium protists?

A: The anopheles is the genus of mosquitoes that was named and described by J.W. Meigen in the year…

Q: Identify typical signs and symptoms of arthropod-borne protist diseases

A: The disease is a disorder of the normal structure and function of living beings. It is basically…

Q: What is disease cycle? Give comparison of disease cycle of bacteria, fungi, virus and nematode with…

A: A microorganism, or organism, is a minute organic entity, which may exist in its single-celled…

Q: How do protists vary in their means of obtaining nutrients?

A: Introduction :- Algae, amoebas, euglena, plasmodium, and slime moulds are examples of protists.…

Q: Which form of Plasmodium passes from mosquitoes to people and causes infection? a) Trophozoites b)…

A: The Genus Plasmodium are unicellular eukaryotes and are obligate parasites of vertebrates and…

Q: Name the Protists for the diseases such as Hiker’s diarrhea, Malaria, Chagas disease, Sleeping…

A: Protists are eukaryotic organisms that contain nucleus as well as other membrane bound organelles.…

Q: What is a lichen? Why is this considered an example of a parasite-host relationship? Why might you…

A: Ecology is the branch of science that deals with the interaction of organisms and also with the…

Q: Describe the major effect of protists on people and other organism.

A: The kingdom's inhabitants Protista can be either single-celled or multicellular. Plants, animals,…

Q: Identify a location near your home or school where you might find protists in the taxa Fornicata,…

A: The cells form the basic unit of life. Prokaryotic organisms are unicellular, and do not have…

Q: To what kingdom does Entamoeba histolytica belongs? Group of answer choices protists archaea fungi…

A: Introduction: Protists are simple eukaryotic organisms that are neither animals, plants nor…