What is the importance of simple diffusion and osmosis processes for a free-living protozoan microbe like amoebas?

Q: In 1985, a 0.5-mm cell was discovered in surgeonfish and named Epulopiscium fishelsoni. It was…

A: Introduction Protozoa are microscopic unicellular eukaryotes with a complex internal structure and a…

Q: What roles do water and air play in the life of the organism, protozoa (giardia lamblia)?

A: *Giardia lamblia is intestinal protist that causes acute and chronic diarrheal diseases. *Giardia…

Q: What is Phragmoplast

A: The phragmoplast is a plant cell it is formed during late cytokinesis. It fills in as a framework…

Q: What are the peptidoglycans in the Gram Positive bacterial cell wall made up of?

A: Peptidoglycan is a component of cell wall of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.  The polymers…

Q: How do slime molds differ from protozoa? In what ways are they similar?

A: All living beings are divided into three main domains.

Q: Protozoans reproduce by binary fission as well as multiple fission. Which process is better and why?

A: Protozoans are the group of micro-organisms that feed on organic compounds such as other…

Q: What medicine kills protozoa?

A: An agent that kills or inhibits the growth of organisms known as protozoans called antiprotozoal…

Q: What is meant by the terms pit, primary pit-fields, and plasmodesmata?

A: The understanding of basic botanical terms is important for the academic point of view as well as…

Q: What is the unique cell wall component found in gram positive bacteria?

A: Prokaryotes are single-celled microscopic organisms belongs to domain bacteria. A prokaryotic cell…

Q: What are flagellate

A: The science of tiny creatures such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungus, and protozoa is known as…

Q: How do protozoa digest?

A: Protozoa digest their food through intracellular digestion, which means that organic material is…

Q: Salmonella enterica is a gram-negative bacteria under prokaryotes which has flagella. What is the…

A: Bacteria are the most important microorganisms to the food processor. Some bacteria are beneficial…

Q: Where is protozoa found?

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Q: What metabolic process mainly distinguishes algae from protozoans?

A: Ans: Metabolic process: The set of chemical reactions occur in cell and are require for growth of…

Q: How is the bacteria cell structurally different from both the amoeba and the epithelial cell?

A: A cell is the most basic and smallest life form. It can live independently to form a unicellular…

Q: One of the most common ways to get protozoa for microscopic inspection is by hay infusion. What…

A: Hay infusion is a method used for growing of protozoa for microscopic inspection.

Q: In general terms, describe the structure and content of a "typical" protozoan and show how it…

A: Points to be covered: Protozoan cell structure Protozoan cell diagram Protozoan cell vs Eukaryotic…

Q: Protozoa have organelles and can they produce?

A: Yes, protozoa have organelles. Protozoa are single celled, hetero-trophic, eukaryotic organisms,…

Q: Why would a mold secrete an antibiotic?

A: Antibiotics are substances that are synthesized by microorganisms and can inhibit or destroy the…

Q: How is the bacteria cell structurally different from both the amoeba and the epthelial cell?

A: Cell is the basic membrane-bound unit that contains the fundamental molecules of life and of which…

Q: Why are Protozoa dependent on water?

A: Protozoans are organisms that are mostly found in aquatic environments such as rivers, lakes or in…

Q: What is the difference between cell membrane, cell wall and outer membrane (for Gram negatives)?

A: The cell membrane has two functions: firstly, to be a shield that holds the cell's constituents in…

Q: What type of a prokaryotic cell live in hot springs?

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Q: How does a rod-shaped bacterial cell differ morphologically if its MreB function is disrupted?

A: MreB protein is similar to actin protein of eukaryotes. It helps in determination of cell shape and…

Q: Why are amoebas, paramecia, and other protozoa important in agriculture?

A: Single-celled organisms are unicellular prokaryotes, which are classified into archea and bacteria…

Q: Why would parasitic eukaryotes like Taenia or Plasmodium need intricate life cycles?

A: Parasites are living organisms that obtain their nutrients and necessary compounds by tight…

Q: Are protozoans presenting contractile, or pulsatile, vacuoles easily found in fresh or in salt…

A: Protozoans fall under the big family of protists. They are solitary or colonial unicellular…

Q: Why are mycobacteria showing coded growth cell arrangements

A: In the given question, “coded growth” doesn’t make any sense and it seems to be a spelling error.…

Q: What is the difference between protozoa and amoeba?

A: Eukaryotic organisms consist of membrane-bound organelles and nucleus. The algae, fungi, protists,…

Q: How are cysts of protozoa similar to bacterial endospores? How are they different?

A: Protozoa  Protozoa are single celled eukaryotes, free-living or parasitic, lacks the cell wall and…

Q: What are the differences between a free living celled organism such as paramecium and a single human…

A: The differences between a free living celled organism and a single human cell are as follows:

Q: What is known as protozoa ?

A: The classification of living organisms is based on their shared properties. Taxonomy refers to the…

Q: What features in this cell indicate that it is an actively metabolizing cell?

A: Metabolism can be defined as the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to…

Q: a. How are bacterial endospores and cysts of protozoa alike?b. How do they differ?

A: Endospores are the special types of spores formed by some genera of gram-positive bacteria,…

Q: How is the Trypanosoma’s ability to produce an array of cell surface proteins advantageous to its…

A: Trypanosoma is a genus of the unicellular flagellate protozoan which lives inside a variety of host…

Q: Are protozoa harmful to humans?

A: The parasites are the organism that lives in another organism called the host. Without the organism…

Q: What does Entamoeba histolytica, Balantidium coli, Trypanosoma sp., and Plasmodium sp. have in…

A: Protozoa are single-celled primitive eukaryotes which are parasitic in nature and responsible for…

Q: What is the importance of Protozoans. Why do we need to study it?

A: Protozoa are organisms with a single cell. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, ranging from…

Q: One major difference in the envelope structure between gram positive bacteria and gram-negative…

A: Bacteria are unicellular prokaryotes that are found in different habitats that might be pathogenic…

Q: What are Protozoa

A: Protozoans are small living organisms found in water or moist soil. They are mainly classified into…

Q: Which types of eukaryotic microbes have cell walls? How do their walls differ from those of…

A: All living things are made up of cells. The cells are classified into two major types, namely…

Q: What are the 3 types of bacterium that are oxygen dependent:

A: Bacteria are the most important microorganisms to the food processor. Some bacteria are beneficial…

Q: What is the fundamental difference between protozoans and algae?

A: Protozoans and algae are eukaryotic organisms that have a well-defined nucleus.

Q: Contrast a cell Streptococcus pyogenes (a bacterium) with the unicellular protozoan Entamoeba…

A: Streptococcus is a prokaryote and Entamoeba is a eukaryote.