Microbiology: A Systems Approach
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5.5, Problem 21AYP
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The example of a human disease caused by each of the four types of protozoa.
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Protozoans are unicellular eukaryotes that live or feed on organic material such as other microorganisms or debris. They can be either parasitic or free living. They belong to the kingdom Protista. They have various shapes and sizes and are found in moist habitats. All protozoa are unicellular organisms.
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Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Ch. 5.1 - Relate bacterial, archaeal, and eukaryotic cells...Ch. 5.1 - List the types of eukaryotic microorganisms and...Ch. 5.2 - Differentiate between cilia and flagella in...Ch. 5.2 - Prob. 4AYPCh. 5.2 - Prob. 5AYPCh. 5.2 - Prob. 6AYPCh. 5.3 - Describe the main structural components of a...Ch. 5.3 - Diagram how the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum,...Ch. 5.3 - Explain the function of the mitochondrion.Ch. 5.3 - Prob. 10AYP
Ch. 5.3 - Prob. 11AYPCh. 5.3 - Prob. 12AYPCh. 5.4 - Prob. 13AYPCh. 5.4 - Differentiate among the terms heterotroph,...Ch. 5.4 - Prob. 15AYPCh. 5.4 - Prob. 16AYPCh. 5.4 - Prob. 17AYPCh. 5.5 - Prob. 18AYPCh. 5.5 - Prob. 19AYPCh. 5.5 - Prob. 20AYPCh. 5.5 - Prob. 21AYPCh. 5.6 - Prob. 22AYPCh. 5.6 - Summarize the stages of a typical helminth life...Ch. 5 - Both flagella and cilia are found primarily in a....Ch. 5 - Features of the nuclear envelope include a....Ch. 5 - The cell wall is found in which eukaryotes? a....Ch. 5 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 5 - Algae generally contain some type of a. spore. b....Ch. 5 - Almost all protozoa have a a. locomotor organelle....Ch. 5 - All mature sporozoa are a. parasitic. b....Ch. 5 - Parasitic helminths reproduce with a. spores. b....Ch. 5 - Mitochondria likely originated from a. archaea. b....Ch. 5 - Most helminth infections a. are localized to one...Ch. 5 - Prob. 11TFCh. 5 - Prob. 12TFCh. 5 - Prob. 13TFCh. 5 - Prob. 14TFCh. 5 - Prob. 15TFCh. 5 - Summarize the endosymbiotic theory and explain how...Ch. 5 - Compare and contrast the structure and function of...Ch. 5 - Write a paragraph illustrating the life of a...Ch. 5 - Prob. 4CTQCh. 5 - Prob. 5CTQCh. 5 - Prob. 1VCCh. 5 - Using the words that follow, please create a...
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