Groups of Parasites with Medical and Public Health Importance (MIDTERM)

Question 1

Classification of protozoan parasites the major organisms causing disease in man belong to:

Answer 1

Phylum Sarcomastigophora,
Phylum Ciliophora,
Phylum Apicomplexa,
and Phylum Microspora

Question 2

whose organelles of locomotion are whip-like structures arising from the ectoplasm called flagella

Answer 2

Phylum Sarcomastigophora

Question 3

5 types of Amebae in Sarcomastigophora

Answer 3

Entamoeba
Endolimax
lodamoeba
Acanthamoeba
and Naegleria.

Question 4

vegetative stage

Answer 4

TROPHOZOITES

Question 5

form infective stages called ______ which are relatively resistant,

Answer 5

CYSTS

Question 6

4 Locomotory apparatus

Answer 6

Cilia
Flagella
Pseudopodia
and Apical complex.

Question 7

a diverse group of eukaryotic microorganisms.

Answer 7

Kingdom Protista

Question 8

It can either be due to UNICELLULAR PROTOZOAN or MULTICELLULAR METAZOAN.

Answer 8

Parasitic infections

Question 9

are provided with a NUCLEUS or nuclei, CYTOPLASM, an OUTER limiting MEMBRANE and ORGANELLES.

Answer 9

PROTOZOAN PARASITES

Question 10

8 Linnaean hierarchical scheme

Answer 10

Kingdom
Sub-kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
and Species

Question 11

based on morphology found in different stages of parasite development.

Answer 11

Linnaean hierarchical scheme

Question 12

have organelles of locomotion that are hair-like projections from the ectoplasm called cilia, which includes only one parasite of medical and public health interest

Answer 12

Phylum Ciliophora

Question 13

Parasite seen in Phylum Ciliophora

Answer 13

Balantidium coli

Question 14

apical complex at the anterior end which consists of polar rings, subpellicular tubules, conoid processes, rhoptries, and micronemes

Answer 14

Phylum Apicomplexa