Multiple choice

Which of the following sets of protozoa represents endoparasites only?

  1. Balantidium, Paramecium, Trypanosoma

  2. Balantidium, Paramecium, Proterospongia

  3. Balantidium, Giardia, Trypanosoma

  4. Giardia, Proterospongia, Trypanosoma

  5. Giardia, Paramecium, Proterospongia
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Explanation

Correct answer. Balantidium, Giardia, Trypanosoma: All are internal parasite protozoa. Balantidium is a common intestinal parasite of vertebrates, found chiefly in amphibians and mammals. Giardia are found as parasites in the digestive tract of vertebrates. Trypanosoma are the endoparasites which reside in blood and cerebrospinal fluid of man.

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