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Webcytology was created for ThinkQuest 1999.
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Phyla Sporozoa and Ciliophora

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Chapter Seven: The Classification of Unicellular Organisms


Question 1
 Unlike many eukaryotes, sporozoans do not have
   1.  a cell membrane
2.  mitochondria
3.  membrane-bound organelles
4.  cilia or flagella
 

Question 2
 That the Plasmodium vivax lives inside of a mosquito illustrates that fact that it is
   1.  a eukaryote
2.  a parasite
3.  an autotroph
4.  an aerobe
 

Question 3
 The Plasmodium vivax causes what disease?
   1.  typhoid
2.  malaria
3.  pneumonia
4.  diptheria
 

Question 4
 A trichocyst is a structure which helps the ciliate
   1.  capture prey
2.  synthesize proteins
3.  break down glucose
4.  digest food particles
 

Question 5
 The best known example of a ciliate is the
   1.  euglena
2.  amoeba
3.  pyrrophyte
4.  paramecium
 

Question 6
 The ciliate from the previous question can engage in an exchanging of genetic material with another organism through a process called
   1.  mitosis
2.  phagocytosis
3.  conjugation
4.  transcription
 


 
 

ThinkQuest Team #27819 - 27819@for.net
Team: Andrew Kallem, Josh Tauberer
Coaches: Ms. Acerra, Mr. Kwitkin