Imagine you are in a developing country where sanitation is poor. Having read about paracitic protists in water and damp soil, what would you consider safe to drink? What foods might be best to avoid or which methods might make them safe to eat?

Q: Lichensa. cannot reproduce.b. need a nitrogen source to live.c. are parasitic on trees.d. are able…

A: Lichens are a symbiotic associations of algae and fungi.  Lichens are a fantastic indicator of…

Q: Which parasitic protist evades the host immune system by altering its surface proteins with each…

A: A protist is an organism with a plasma membrane, cytoplasm, a nucleus with a nuclear membrane, and…

Q: How can you differentiate between Giardia sp. and Trypanosoma sp.? Describe at least two visible…

A: The unicellular parasitic protest, which is the member of the class Trypanosomatidae, is called…

Q: Which of these groups are all parasitic? euglenoids ciliates apicomplexa diatoms amoebas slime molds…

A: Parasite organisms  are the organisms which live either on the surface of other organisms or inside…

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: Why are red algae red

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Q: Photosynthetic cells surrounded by fungal hyphae is the best way to describe _____. *

A: There are different relationships by which the number organisms survive in the environment such as…

Q: lime molds/moulds or mycetozoans is a broad term that applies to many fungus-like protists. a. In…

A: Slime mold includes many kinds of unrelated eukaryotic organisms that can live freely as a single…

Q: Why have molecular biologists sequenced the genomes of severalparasitic protists?

A: DNA is the genetic material in most living organisms. It is the information hub of the cell that…

Q: The function of the apical complex in apicomplexans is toa. propel the cell through water.b.…

A: The species belonging to phylum Apicomplexa are parasitic alveolates. These protists have an unique…

Q: Ciliatesa. move by pseudopods.b. are not as varied as other protists.c. feed and move using cilia.d.…

A: The ciliates are a group of protozoans distinguished by the presence of cilia called hair-like…

Q: Amoeba, Paramecuim, and Spirogyra are diverse. Why, then, are they all classified as protists?

A: As the  protist is any member of Kingdom Protista.

Q: Which of the following is not a characteristic of chytrids?a. They have flagellated spores.b. They…

A: Chytrids or Chytridiomycota, belongs to kingdom fungi. This phylum is distinguished by other phylum…

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: Why are termites essential members of communities in nature? How do they alter habitats?

A: Termites are eusocial insects, which are believed to have evolved from cockroaches. They are also…

Q: A protist that was well adapted to its current environment and was not resource limited would most…

A: Protists are unicellular eukaryotes, closely related to plants or animals. Examples of protists are…

Q: Part 1A: After attending the Protista lab (Lab 2) of BIOL2101 course, and seeing all the amazingly…

A: PROTISTS:- These are Eukaryotes, unicellular, and can be present single or in colonial forms. These…

Q: Which statement about protists is false?   a. They can be photosynthetic and one of the…

A: In the living world, we see a large number of microorganisms, animals and plants. These organisms…

Q: Which of the following plant-like protists exhibits behavior of both plants and animals? Group of…

A: Protists are single celled eukaryotic organisms. They are mostly aquatic organisms and have diverse…

Q: O A. The large multicellular forms are considered seaweeds O B. They belong to clade Archaeplastida…

A: Red algae are eukaryotes and they are useful for some marine organisms by providing habitat for…

Q: The vegetative body of a myxomyce ed plasmodium The cell wall of fungi consist

A: A diatom is a photosynthetic, single celled organism which means they manufacture their own food in…

Q: Neodermatahas two classes: class Trematoda and class Monogenea. Class Trematoda has the subclass…

A: Neodermata is a class of flatworms which contains the parasitic groups- Trematoda , Monogenea and…

Q: The most important chemical which protozoa need in their environment is ___.     water…

A: An organism is a living thing that refers to prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea) and eukaryotes…

Q: Why is Blastocystis hominis described as: a. Miscellaneous protozoa b. Not a pseudoparasite

A: Introduction:  Protozoans are free-living or parasitic unicellular eukaryotes that survive on the…

Q: Dinoflagellates and provide nutrients from the products of photosynthesis to the corals in exchange…

A: Symbiotic relationships: Symbiosis is a type of close and long term relationship between two…

Q: Paramecia that live in freshwater have contractile vacuoles, while those that live in salt water do…

A: It is a single celled protists that are naturally found in aquatic habitats.

Q: Give the euglenoids’ ecological importance.

A: Since you have asked multiple question, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: Most parasitic protozoans are transmitted in their cyst form but cause disease when in trophozoite…

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Q: The following are actual mutualistic partnerships that involve a protist ar is the exception?…

A: Solution : People get trich from having unprotected sexual contact with someone who has the…

Q: Why are nematodes ubiquitous and numerous? What is the role of their cuticle in their  successful…

A: Nematode worms are among the most ubiquitous organisms on the earth and  They include free-living…

Q: Discuss, the adaptations that Trypanosoma cruzi (Protist) has evolved to invade and manipulate the…

A: Trypanosoma cruzi is a protist that evolve itself to invade host cell and multiply itself.

Q: Many biologists consider a lichen an example of controlled parasitism. In this view, which component…

A: Introduction  An ecosystem deals with both biotic and abiotic factors and their interaction with…

Q: Lichen is best characterized as a A. Mutualism between two organisms B. Single-celled organism C.…

A: Algae  They are the group of simple, photosynthetic autotrophic organisms. They are also consider as…

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: the adaptations that Plasmodium falciparum (Protists) has evolved to invade and manipulate the hosts…

A: Plasmodium falciparum is one of the protozoan parasites of the plasmodium genus that cause the…

Q: Which of the following is a mismatched? O a. Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidium O b. Ciliate: Giardia…

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Q: In most_______ , an extensive dikaryotic mycelium is the longest-lived phase of the life cycle. a.…

A: Introduction :- A single spore germinates as a monokaryotic mycelium, which cannot reproduce…

Q: Which statement about protists is true?   a. Protists have many different metabolic lifestyles.…

A: RH Whittaker is known to introduce the five-kingdom classification system. He categorized the…

Q: Parasitic alveolates that form spores at some stage in their life belong to which group? (a)…

A: * The answer of the question is option D that is apicomplexans. * Parasitic alveolates that form…

Q: Identify from the list below the protists that function almost like multicellular organisms when…

A: Protists are a diverse collection of organisms that are necessarily not a part of plants, animals,…

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: Match each protist with its most suitable description. ____ diplomonad           a. whirling cell…

A: A protist is any eukaryotic life form that is not an animal, plant, or fungus. While almost…

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: Which of the following is not a characteristic of dinoflagellates? They are photosynthetic They are…

A: Dinoflagellates are unicellular eukaryotic organisms included under the group protists (neither…

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: You are given five test tubes, each containing an unknown protist, and your task is to read the…

A: Protists constitute a varied biological collection of organisms and they are microscopic,…