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2701.

Paramecium is                                                          [MP PMT 1989]

A.            Saprobiotic                              
B.          Holozoic
C.            Holophytic                               
D.            Parasitic
Answer» C.            Holophytic                               
2702.

Kala-azar is transmitted by                         [MP PMT  1986, 2002]

A.          Phlebotomus                           
B.            Glossina
C.            Pediculus                                 
D.            Aedes
Answer» B.            Glossina
2703.

The vector for sleeping sickness is            [CBSE PMT 1989]

A.            Housefly                                   
B.          Tsetse fly
C.            Sand fly                                    
D.            Fruit fly
Answer» C.            Sand fly                                    
2704.

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
Answer» D.            Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, Anthozoa
2705.

Which is not the characteristic of phylum protozoa                                           [CPMT 1984]

A.            Pseudopodia
B.            Binary fission
C.            Contractile vacuole
D.            Cell membrane as body covering
Answer» E.
2706.

Physiological division of labour is almost not shown by the animals belonging to     

A.            Anthozoa                                 
B.            Hydrozoa
C.          Protozoa                                   
D.            Aurelia
Answer» D.            Aurelia
2707.

Passive food ingestion in Amoeba is known as [DPMT 2004; BHU 2004]

A.          Import                                       
B.            Invagination
C.            Circumfluence                         
D.            Circumvallation
Answer» B.            Invagination
2708.

Reproduction in Paramecium is controlled by             [BVP 2001]

A.            Flagella                                     
B.          Micronucleus
C.            Macronucleus                          
D.            Cell wall
Answer» C.            Macronucleus                          
2709.

.........is not true for Euglena                               [Orissa JEE 2004]

A.            Presence of chl. - 'a' and 'b'
B.            Presence of protoplasmic capsule
C.          Presence of cellulose cell wall
D.            Presence of proteinaceous pellicle
Answer» 3orr53t 1nsw5r:.            Presence of proteinaceous pellicle
2710.

All protozoans have                                           [Orissa JEE 2004]

A.            Pseuopodia
B.          Eucaryotic organisation
C.            Contractile vacuole
D.            Holozoic nutrition
Answer» C.            Contractile vacuole
2711.

Which is not related with the sexual reproduction in protozoans                                   [Orissa JEE 2004]

A.            Cytogamy                                 
B.            Autogamy
C.            Conjugation                             
D.          Schizogony
Answer» E.
2712.

Contractile vacuole is generally absent in the

A.            Parasitic protozoans
B.            Marine protozoans
C.          Both (a) and (b)
D.            Some fresh water protozoans
Answer» D.            Some fresh water protozoans
2713.

Which is false for nutrition in Amoeba     [Orissa JEE 2004]

A.            Omnivorous                            
B.            Pseudopodia feeder
C.            Holozoic nutrition                   
D.          Photoautotroph
Answer» E.
2714.

Locomotory organ of sporozoa is  [CPMT 1991; Bihar MDAT 1995]

A.            Tentacles                                  
B.            Reticulocytes
C.            Legs                                          
D.          None of the above
Answer» E.
2715.

The class of Trichonympha is                                 [MP PMT 2000]

A.            Calcaria                                    
B.            Scyphozoa
C.            Sporozoa                                 
D.            Mastigophora
Answer» E.
2716.

Which one show bioluminiscence            [BHU 2003]

A.            Noctiluca                                  
B.            Polystomella
C.            Entamoeba                              
D.            Suctoria
Answer» B.            Polystomella
2717.

           Which one of the following represents class Mastigophora  [MP PMT 2001]

A.            Monocystis                               
B.            Paramecium
C.            Trypanosoma                          
D.            Amoeba
Answer» D.            Amoeba
2718.

           In primary attack of Plasmodium, the infective stage is                                     [JIPMER 2002]

A.            Merozoite                                 
B.            Trophozoite
C.          Sporozoite                               
D.            Schizozoite
Answer» D.            Schizozoite
2719.

Primary grouping of protozoan protists is based on [CPMT 1998; MP PMT 1999; AIIMS 1999; DPMT 2002; MP PMT 2002]

A.            Locomotor organelles            
B.            Size and shape
C.            Mode of feeding                      
D.            Mode of reproduction
Answer» B.            Size and shape
2720.

           Conjugation in protozoa is found in [RPMT 2001]

A.            Sarcodina                                 
B.            Flagellata
C.            Sporozoa                                 
D.          Ciliata
Answer» E.
2721.

Amoeba was described in detail by  [RPMT 1999]

A.            Ronald Ross                            
B.            Aristotle
C.            Hirshfield                                 
D.            Rosenhoff
Answer» D.            Rosenhoff
2722.

Class sporozoa of phylum protozoa is characterised by  [CMC Vellore 1993]

A.            Flagella                                     
B.            Cilia
C.            Parasitism                                 
D.            None of these
Answer» D.            None of these
2723.

Kingdom protista includes                                            [AMU 2005]

A.            Amoeba, Euglena, Chlamydomonas
B.          Amoeba, Euglena, Escherichia
C.            Amoeba, Euglena, Pseudomonas
D.            Amoeba, Euglena, Penicillium
Answer» B.          Amoeba, Euglena, Escherichia
2724.

Proterospongia is a connecting link between            [CMPT 1975]

A.            Protozoa and porifera             
B.            Porifera and coelenterata
C.            Protozoa and annelida           
D.            Porifera and annelida
Answer» B.            Porifera and coelenterata
2725.

Which is filter feeder                                                [MP PMT 1995]

A.            Amoeba                                   
B.            Leech
C.            Spider                                      
D.          Paramecium
Answer» E.
2726.

In protozoa contractile vacuole is generally absent in the class

A.            Rhizopoda                               
B.          Sporozoa
C.            Ciliata                                       
D.            Flagellata
Answer» C.            Ciliata                                       
2727.

Nosema belongs to which phylum  

A.            Protozoa                                   
B.            Porifera
C.            Chordata                                  
D.            Coelenterata
Answer» B.            Porifera
2728.

Sporogony of malarial parasite occurs in [APMEE 1996; AIIMS 1999; BHU 1996, 2002; DPMT 2004]

A.            Liver of man                            
B.            RBCs of man                           
C.            Stomach wall of mosquito
D.            Salivary glands of mosquito  
Answer» D.            Salivary glands of mosquito  
2729.

The reason of pseudopodium formation is           [RPMT 1999]

A.            Chemical changes
B.            Difference in the viscosity
C.            Difference in the pressure      
D.            Change in the temperature
Answer» C.            Difference in the pressure      
2730.

Excretion in Amoeba occurs through      [CPMT 1999]

A.            Nucleus                                    
B.            Parapodia
C.            Plasmalemma                          
D.            Contractile vacuole
Answer» D.            Contractile vacuole
2731.

Who discovered malaria parasite           [RPMT 1999]

A.            Sir Ronald Ross                      
B.            Charles Laveran
C.            Patrick Manson                        
D.            Grassi
Answer» C.            Patrick Manson                        
2732.

Animals of class ciliata                                                  [RPMT 1995]

A.            Have two nuclei                      
B.            Are autotrophs
C.            Reproduce sexually                
D.            Possess cilia
Answer» B.            Are autotrophs
2733.

Pseudopodia is a characteristic feature of which class                                      [RPMT 1995]

A.            Mastigophora                          
B.          Sarcodina
C.            Sporozoa                                 
D.            Ciliata
Answer» C.            Sporozoa                                 
2734.

Bioluminescence is exhibited by

A.            Ceratium                                  
B.            Toxoplasma
C.            Paramecium                             
D.            Plasmodium
Answer» B.            Toxoplasma
2735.

Which one is different from the rest

A.            Amoeba                                   
B.            Arcella
C.            Noctiluca                                  
D.            Euglena
Answer» E.
2736.

The main basis of classification of phylum protozoa is [DPMT 1985; MP PMT 1996, 2002; CPMT 1998; Pb. PMT 2000]

A.            Size                                           
B.            Locomotory organelle
C.            Shape                                       
D.            Number of nuclei
Answer» C.            Shape                                       
2737.

Which is with a shell around

A.            Amoeba                                   
B.            Arcella
C.            Euglena                                    
D.            Opalina
Answer» C.            Euglena                                    
2738.

Which of the following is not placed correctly in the respective sub-class     

A.            Cnidospora-Nosema              
B.            Telosporea-Plasmodium        
C.            Actinopodea-Amoeba            
D.            Holotricha-Paramecium
Answer» D.            Holotricha-Paramecium
2739.

Slipper animalcule is                                                [Manipal 2005]

A.            Paramecium                             
B.            Trypanosoma
C.            Entamoeba                              
D.            Protozoa
Answer» B.            Trypanosoma
2740.

Euglena belongs to which sub-class

A.            Zoomastigophora                   
B.            Mastigophora
C.            Actinopoda                              
D.            Phytomastigophora
Answer» E.
2741.

Man in the life cycle of Plasmodium is      [AFMC 2005]

A.            Primary host                            
B.            Secondary host
C.            Intermediate host                    
D.            None of these
Answer» B.            Secondary host
2742.

Which of the following unicellular organism has a macronucleus for trophic function and one or more micronuclei for reproduction [AMU 2005; CBSE PMT 2005]

A.            Euglena                                    
B.            Amoeba
C.            Paramecium                             
D.            Trypanosoma
Answer» D.            Trypanosoma
2743.

Which of the following is not true for nutrition in Amoeba   [Orissa JEE 2005]

A.            Photoheterotrophic                 
B.            Phagocytosis
C.            Intracellular                              
D.            Holozoic
Answer» B.            Phagocytosis
2744.

Sexual mode of reproduction in protozoa is  [Orissa JEE 2005]

A.            Anisogamy                               
B.            Plasmotomy
C.            Autogamy                                
D.            Schizogony
Answer» B.            Plasmotomy
2745.

Maurer's dots occurs in human RBCs infected by  [MP PMT 2002]

A.          Plasmodium falciparum         
B.            Plasmodium ovale
C.            Plasmodium vivax                  
D.            Plasmodium malariae
Answer» B.            Plasmodium ovale
2746.

Paramaecium ingests food through   [CMC 2002]

A.            Cytoproct                                 
B.            Cytopyge
C.            Cytopharynx                            
D.          Cytostome
Answer» E.
2747.

Trichonympha is a symbiont in alimentary canal of  [APMEE 2002]

A.            Earthworm                               
B.            Snails
C.            Hermit Crab                             
D.          Termite
Answer» E.
2748.

All stages of Plasmodium are digested in stomach of female Anopheles except                                           [CPMT 2002]     

A.            Sporozoites                              
B.          Gametocytes
C.            Erythrocytes                             
D.            Merozoites
Answer» C.            Erythrocytes                             
2749.

Female Anopheles is                                                      [AMU 2002]

A.            Endogenous host for Plasmodium
B.            Exogenous host for Plasmodium
C.            Initial host for Plasmodium
D.          Both (a) and (b)
Answer» E.
2750.

Life cycle of Plasmodium species causing benign tertiary malaria consists of                                                [AMU 2001]

A.            Erythrocytic cycle                     
B.            Post-erythrocytic cycle
C.            Pre-erythrocytic cycle              
D.          All the above
Answer» E.