How are Protozoa classified?
Kingdom Protista - eukaryotic
What type of cell are Protozoa?
Single celled animals (unicellular).
Are all Protozoa pathogenic?
No. Most are free-living and non-pathogenic.
Are Protozoa parasitic?
They can be.
What is the anatomy of Protozoa?
-Nucleus
What is the anatomy of Protozoa?
-Locomotion
Pseudopodia
Cilia
Flagella
Are Protozoa sexual or asexual?
May be either, or they may alternate between the two.
Asexual reproduction in Protozoa.
2. Sometimes by schizogony.
Schizogony
3 Stages
What two things do most Protozoa have?
Most have two morphological forms.
Trophozoite
- Live and reproduce inside the host.
Cyst
Which morphological form of Protozoa are the diagnostic form?
Cysts
-They come out in the feces.
Which morphological form of Protozoa do we not usually see?
Trophozoite
What is the common life cycle of Protozoa?
What does excystment mean?
Organism comes out of, or EXITS, the cyst and starts to grow.
What does encystment mean?
Organism forms, or ENTERS into, a new cyst.
What are the 4 subphyla of Phylum Sarcomastigophora?
What are Sarcodina called?
Amoebas
What do Amoebas look like?
No defined shape.
How do Amoebas feed and move?
By pseudopodia.