Protoctista Flashcards
1
Q
What is Protoctista?
A
- It causes disease which are parasitic.
- They use people or animals as their hosts.
- They need a vector to transfer them.
2
Q
What is the structure of Protoctista?
A
- a group of eukaryotic cells
3
Q
What is an type of Protoctista in animals?
A
- Malaria
4
Q
How is Malaria spread?
A
- Spread by the bites of mosquitoes. plasmodium is passed on to people, it invades red blood cells, liver and brain
5
Q
How is Malaria transmitted?
A
- vectors
6
Q
What are the symptoms of Malaria?
A
- Nausea
- vomiting
7
Q
How does protocista damaged host cells?
A
- They take over cells and break them open as the next generation are released
