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Protista (Medical Entrance)

Questions about protists including protozoans, algae, and other single-celled eukaryotes, covering various organisms like Euglena, Trypanosoma, Chlamydomonas, Paramecium, and Foraminiferans.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which organism has a blob-like appearance?

  1. Phytomonas
  2. Trypanosoma
  3. Foraminiferans
  4. Plasmodium
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which form is carbohydrate synthesised in euglena?

  1. Glycogen
  2. Pyrenoid
  3. Paramylon
  4. Maltose
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is known as brain-eating amoeba?

  1. Entamoeba histolytica
  2. Amoeba proteus
  3. Dictyostelium discoideum.
  4. Naegleria fowleri
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following sentences about chlamydomonas is untrue?

  1. Chlamydomonas is generally found in habitats rich in ammonium salt.
  2. Sexual reproduction is absent in chlamydomonas.
  3. Chlamydomonas possesses red eye spots for photosensitivity.
  4. Cell wall is made up of glycoprotein and non-cellulosic polysaccharides.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following processes takes place in the sexual reproduction of sporozoans?

  1. Gametic meiosis
  2. Zygotic meiosis
  3. Intermediary meiosis
  4. Double fertilisation
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which species of chlamydomonas is considered as a model organism?

  1. C. nivalis
  2. C. reinhardtii
  3. Chlamydomonas caudata Wille
  4. C. avoidae
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Foraminifera organisms are used in

  1. paleoclimatology
  2. petroleum exploration
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. food industry
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following organisms is/are characterised by needle-like pseudopodia supported by a bundle of microtubules?

  1. Marine benthos
  2. Amoeba
  3. Radiozoa
  4. Marine plankton
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which endosymbioants are found in the body of mixotrophic paramecium?

  1. Spherical bacteria
  2. Chlorella algae
  3. Cyanobacterium
  4. Buchnera sp.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which protist causes wilt in coconut and oil palms?

  1. Phytomonas leptovasorum
  2. Phytomonas staheli
  3. Phytomonas serpens
  4. Phytomonas EM1
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which member of class 'Euglenida' imparts red colour to ponds?

  1. Astasia
  2. Euglena sanguinea
  3. Euglena gracilis
  4. Euglena viridis
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which type of chlorophyll is used by euglena to produce sugar?

  1. Chlorophyll C1
  2. Chlorophyll b
  3. Chlorophyll d
  4. Chlorophyll f
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which protist causes sleeping sickness?

  1. Giardia lamblia
  2. Trichomonas vaginilis
  3. Trypanosoma brucei
  4. Leishmania donovanii
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who coined the term protista?

  1. Leeuwenhoek
  2. Ernst Haeckel
  3. O. F. Muller
  4. George August Goldfuss
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which protists move using pseudopods?

  1. Zooflagellates
  2. Sacordinians
  3. Ciliaphorans
  4. Sporozoans
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