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15. Protozoa Flashcards

1
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What is a protozoa?

A

a single celled organism with nuclei

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what does Protozoa mean?

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first animal

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what kingdom is Protozoa part of?

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Protists

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what does the kingdom Protista include?

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single-celled organisms, including the Dinoflagellates, and the single celled algae

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5
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in general, do Protozoans photosynthesize?

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no

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6
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are Protozoans generallt motile?

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yes

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where can protozoans live in the body?

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in all parts of the body, including the gut, mouth, skin, blood, live, spleen, genital tract, lungs brain and heart

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what are the different groups of Protozoa, of which parasitize humans?

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Amoeba

Flagellates

Ciliates

Sporozoa

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9
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what Protozoan group is Entamoeba in?

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Amoeba

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what Protozoan group are Giardia, Trichonomas, Trypanosoma and Leishmania in?

A

Flagellates

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11
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do protozoa have rigid cell walls?

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no

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12
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how do protozoa digest their food?

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in vacuoles

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13
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how do protozoa gain entry to a host?

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orally or through the bite of a blood-sucking vector

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14
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T/F

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From the point of view of functional and physiological

complexity, a protozoan is more like an animal than like

a single cell.

A

True

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15
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define niche selection

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selected to live in a specific essential niche

defined by anatomical, physiological and biochemical

features of the site

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16
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what is pathogenesis related to?

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the niche, the metabolic requirements of the parasite and the population density

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17
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what are some ways that protozoa will feed/ingest nutrients?

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active transport, phagocytosis, or pinocytosis

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18
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where does digestion take place in protozoa?

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in a vacuole through lysosomal enzymes

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19
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how is waste excreted in protozoa?

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by diffusion or exocytosis

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20
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what protozoan group is Balantidium coli in?

A

ciliates

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21
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how do amoebas move?

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pseudopodia

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how do flagellates and ciliates move?

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cilia and flagella

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23
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how are cilia and flagella microtubules arranged?

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9+2

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24
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how do protozoa reproduce asexually?

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binary fission

multiple fission

budding

i.e. variations of mitotic division

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25
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how do protozoa reproduce sexually?

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gamete fusion

conjugation

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26
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what is schozogony?

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multiple fission

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27
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describe binary fission

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mitosis leads to the cell splitting yielding two daughter cells

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28
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describe multiple fission

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nucleus undergoes multiple divisions before the cell divides - gives rise to multiple daughter cells

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29
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which protozoa are more likely to reproduce sexually, through gamete fusion?

A

the ones with an insect vector phase

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30
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define trophozoite

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any stage in a protozoan’s life cycle which can ingest nutrients. In practice it refers to the motile form (pseudopods, cilia, flagella)

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31
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define cyst

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Non‐motile form, protected by a membrane. Often the *infective stage*

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32
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define excystation

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process of emergence of the trophozoite from the cyst

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33
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what disease does Giardia intestinalis cause?

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giardiasis

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34
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where is giardiasis acquired?

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contaminated water

35
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what disease does Trichonomas vaginalis cause?

A

vaginosis

36
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what disease does Trypanosoma brucei gambiense cause?

A

african sleeping sickness

37
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what disease does Entamoeba histolytica cause?

A

Amoebic dyentery

38
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how is african sleeping sickness transmitted?

A

the tsetse fly

39
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what disease does Tripanosoma cruzi cause?

A

chagas disease

40
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how is T. cruzi transmitted?

A

the kissing bug

41
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what disease does Leishmania spp. cause?

A

leishmaniasis

42
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how is leishmaniasis transmitted?

A

sand flies

43
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what is the phylum of Entamoeba histolytica?

A

Sarcodina

44
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who is in the phylum Mastigophora?

A

Giardia intestinalis, Trichomonas vaginalis, , Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, Trypanosoma cruzi, and Leishmania?

45
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what disease does Balantidium coli cause?

A

Balantidial dyentery

46
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how is B. coli contracted?

A

contaminated water

47
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what phylum is B. coli in?

A

Ciliata

48
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what disease does Plasmodium spp. cause?

A

malaria

49
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how is Plasmodium spp. transmitted?

A

Anopheles mosquito

50
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what phylum is Plasmodium spp. in?

A

Sporozoa (apicomplexans)

51
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what disease does Toxoplasma gondii cause?

A

toxoplasmosis

52
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what phylum is Toxo in?

A

Sporozoa (apicomplexans)

53
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how can Toxo be contracted?

A

raw meat, cat feces

54
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what disease does Cryptosporidium cause?

A

Diarrhea

55
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what phylum is Cryptosporidium in?

A

Sporozoa (apicomplexams)

56
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how is Cryptosporodium spread?

A

humans, animals

57
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What is this?

A

Malaria - Plasmodium spp.

58
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What is this?

A

Toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma gondii)

59
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What is this?

A

Criptosporidiosis - Cryptosporidium parum

60
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What are the symptoms of Toxo?

A

Does not cause symptoms in most people. Can cause fatalities in unborn children and in AIDS patients.

61
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how can Toxo be prevented?

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Thoroughly cook all meats, be careful handling cat litter, feed cats commercial cat food, cover sand boxes when not in use and wash all fruits and vegetables before eating.

62
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what are the symptoms of Plasmodium spp.?

A

fever, headache and vomiting, can be fatal

63
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how can Plasmodium spp. be prevented?

A

Spread by mosquito bites. The use of DDT in the U.S. and many other countries brought malaria under control. It is still a problem in many developing countries.

64
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what are the symptoms of C. parvum?

A

Diarrhea. May also cause vomiting, headache, fever and stomach cramps. Can be fatal to those in poor health.

65
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how can C. parvum be prevented?

A

Use an approved water filter, an approved brand of bottled water or boil water for 1 minute. Avoid drinking water from lakes and rivers.

66
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T/F

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Apicomplexa consists of all parasitic species

A

True

67
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do apicomplexa have cilia or flagella?

A

not usually

68
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what is the hallmark of Apicomplexa

A

apical complex structure

69
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what do most Apicomplexa possess

A

the apicoplast organelle

70
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what is the appearance of the apical complex?

A

An organ complex of the Apicomplexa that appears as a

conical structures on the tapered end (or the apical end) of

the cell, and contains rhoptries, micronemes, dense

granules, polar rings, and a conoid.

71
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what is the mechanism of the apical complex?

A

• Rhoptries, micronemes and dense granules discharge

substances into the host cell during the invasion process

through a system of ducts which open up at the apical end.

• The substances released play a crucial role in destabilizing

the host cell membrane and in formation of an invasion pit.

72
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name the structures

A
73
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what is the use of the apical complex?

A

it is involed in penetrating the host

74
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how many membranes does the apical complex have?

A

4

75
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why is the apicomplast also known as the plastid?

A

drugs against chloroplasts and prokaryotes also kill apicomplexan parasites

76
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how did the apicomplast likely become encased in four membranes?

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via a secondary endosymbiotic event - the promary endosymbiosis gives rise to 2 membranes, and then if that is endocytosed again you will have 4 membranes

77
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what is primary endosymbiosis?

A

the capture of a cyanobacterium by a eukaryotic heterotroph - the cyanobacterium would have modified during evolution to give rise to a plastid with two surrounding membranes

78
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what is secondary endosymbiosis?

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proposed to be the engulfment of a red algae containing a chloroplast by a eukaryotic heterotroph - the red algae would have become the plastic with four ssurrounding membranes

79
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is the apicomplast a chloroplast?

A

NO

80
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do apicomplasts have chloroplasts?

A

NO they are absent

81
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is the apicomplast vital for the pasite’s survival?

A

yes

82
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what is the apicomplast possibly involved in?

A

lipid metabolism

83
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if we remove the apicomplast, what is the effect on the parasite?

A

they will survive but they will not be able to invade new hosts

84
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