Kingdom Protista (Protists) Quiz:
Ques. The reason of pseudopodium formation is
(a) Chemical changes
(b) Difference in the viscosity
(c) Difference in the pressure
(d) Change in the temperature
Ques. The scientist who coined the term ‘protista‘ to include both plant and animal like unicellular organism was
(a) Robert Koch
(b) E.F. Haeckel
(c) L. Pasteur
(d) Joseph Lister
Ques. Class sporozoa of phylum protozoa is characterised by
(a) Flagella
(b) Cilia
(c) Parasitism
(d) None of these
Ques. Protists obtain food as
(a) Photosynthesisers, symbionts and holotrophs
(b) Photosynthesisers
(c) Chemosynthesisers
(d) Holotrophs
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Ques. Protozoans are also called
(a) Unicellular
(b) Multicellular
(c) Acellular
(d) Prokaryotic
Ques. Murein is not found in the cell wall of
(a) Nostoc
(b) Eubacteria
(c) Cyanobacteria
(d) Diatoms
Ques. Entamoeba histolytica infection occurs through
(a) Contaminated water and food
(b) Sweat
(c) Bird droppings
(d) Mosquito bites
Ques. Which of the following organelles are associated for defence in protozoans?
(a) Nematocysts
(b) Statocysts
(c) Trichocysts
(d) Otocysts
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Ques. Amoebiasis is prevented by
(a) Eating balanced food
(b) Eating plenty of fruits
(c) Using mosquito nets
(d) Drinking boiled water
Ques. Contractile vacuole is absent in marine and parasitic protozoa because
(a) Excretory products are not found
(b) Hypertonic condition of internal and external medium
(c) Isotonic condition of internal and external medium
(d) Excretion is absent
Ques. Entamoeba differs from Amoeba is not having
(a) Nucleus
(b) Pseudopodia
(c) Ectoplasm
(d) Contractile vacuole
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Ques. In which of the following sets, groups are not correctly matched phylum wise
(a) Crustacea, Myriapoda, Arachnida
(b) Polychaeta, Hirudinea, Oligochaeta
(c) Gastropoda, Rhizopoda, Scaphopoda
(d) Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, Anthozoa
Ques. Conjugation in protozoa is found in
(a) Sarcodina
(b) Flagellata
(c) Sporozoa
(d) Ciliata
Ques. Reproduction in Paramecium is controlled by
(a) Flagella
(b) Micronucleus
(c) Macronucleus
(d) Cell wall
Ques. Contractile vacuole is generally absent in the
(a) Parasitic protozoans
(b) Marine protozoans
(c) Both
(d) None of these
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Ques. The vector for sleeping sickness is
(a) Housefly
(b) Tsetse fly
(c) Sandfly
(d) Fruit fly
Ques. The causal organism of Kala-azar is
(a) Plasmodium vivax
(b) Trypanosoma lewsii
(c) Wuchereria bancrofti
(d) Leishmania donovani
Ques. All protozoans have
(a) Pseuopodia
(b) Eucaryotic organisation
(c) Contractile vacuole
(d) Holozoic nutrition
Ques. Which of the following can start erythrocytic cycle?
(a) Metacryptomerozoite
(b) Merozoite
(c) Sporozoite
(d) Schizont
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Ques. Nutrition in Amoeba is
(a) Holophytic
(b) Parasitic
(c) Holozoic
(d) Saprobic
Ques. Malignant tertian malaria is due to
(a) P. vivax
(b) P. malariae
(c) Plasmodium falciparum
(d) P. ovale
Ques. Which one does not spread disease?
(a) Entamoeba coli
(b) Entamoeba histolytica
(c) E. gingivalis
(d) Plasmodium ovale
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Ques. Who was awarded Nobel Prize in 1902 for discovery of oocyst of Plasmodium?
(a) Golgi
(b) Ronald Ross
(c) Laveran
(d) Shortt
Ques. Infection of Entamoeba histoloytica is preveneted by
(a) Avoiding kissing
(b) Avoiding clothes of patient
(c) None of these
(d) Uncontaminated food
Ques. Posterior end of Amoeba is characterised by
(a) Plasmid
(b) Amphid
(c) Uripygium
(d) Lack of food vacuoles
Ques. Sandfly is causative agent of
(a) Sleeping sickness
(b) Typhoid
(c) Kala-azar
(d) Dysentery
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Ques. A cyst of Entamoeba histolytica produces trophozoites
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 18
Ques. Cyst wall of Euglena is formed of
(a) Silica
(b) Carbohydrate
(c) Proteins
(d) Calcium
Ques. Signet ring stage of Plasmodium represents
(a) Beginning of schizogony in liver cells
(b) End of schizogony in RBC
(c) Beginning of schizogony in RBC
(d) Beginning of sporogony in humans
Ques. The stage of Entamoeba histolytica that causes intestinal ulceration is
(a) Trophozoite
(b) Metacystic trophozoite
(c) Binucleate stage
(d) Tetranucleate stage
Ques. Entamoeba histolytica excretes through
(a) Food vacuole
(b) General surface
(c) Contractile vacuole
(d) Malpighian tubles
Ques. Which is not the characteristic of phylum protozoa?
(a) Pseudopodia
(b) Binary fission
(c) Contractile vacuole
(d) Cell membrane as body covering
Ques. Symptoms of paroxyms in malaria are due to
(a) Sporozoite
(b) Gametocyte
(c) Pre-erythrocytic cycle
(d) Erythrocytic cycle
Ques. Pseudopodia is a characteristic feature of which class
(a) Mastigophora
(b) Sarcodina
(c) Sporozoa
(d) Ciliata
Ques. Trichocysts occur in
(a) Liver Fluke
(b) Bladderworm
(c) Paramecium
(d) Hydra
Ques. Black water fever is caused by
(a) Plasmodium malariae
(b) P. ovule
(c) P. falciparum
(d) P. vivax
Ques. Incubation period of Plasmodium vivax is
(a) 14 days
(b) 20 days
(c) 30 days
(d) 45 days
