Protozoan Diseases

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What are some harmful protozoa?

Q. Malaria is caused by the protozoan ________.

1. Entamoeba

2. Leishmania

3. Giardia

4. Plasmodium

Q.

Malaria is caused by plasmodium which is a protozoan.

1. True

2. False

Q.

Which of the following disease is caused by the protozoan leishmania?

1. Hepatitis B

2. Polio

3. Kala-azar

4. Hepatitis A

Q.

Why are bacteria and fungus termed as microorganisms? [1 MARK]

Q. Leishmania, a protozoan causes _______.

1. malaria
2. kala-azar
3. AIDS
4. anthrax

Q. Chlamydia is commonly caused by the bacterium ___.

1. Chlamydia trachomatis
2. Clostridium tetani
3. Pseudomonas cocci
4. None of these

Q.

What are the different groups of microorganisms which cause diseases in man?

Q.

Name the organism causing rat fever. Mention the mode of transmission and symptoms of rat fever.

Q.

A bacterium called Neisseria causes ___.

1. Gonorrhea

2. Syphilis

3. Genital Warts

4. Chlamydia

Q.

Malaria is caused by a ___ which is a protozoan.

Q. Which of these do not have a regular cell structure?
(a) bacteria
(b) viruses
(c) algae
(d) protozoa

Q.

Given below are diseases and their corresponding causative organism. Which of them are wrongly matched?

1. Tuberculosis - Bacteria

2. AIDS - Virus

3. Filariasis - Protozoan

4. Cholera - Bacteria

Q. Which of the following cannot be classified as either living or non-living?
(a) fungi
(b) bacteria
(c) viruses
(d) protozoa

Q. Which of the following are the major groups of microbes?

1. Viruses
2. Protozoans
3. Insects
4. Worms

Q. Microbes are those organisms that can be viewed only under a ___.

Q.

Give two examples where organs are not connected with the entry point of microbes that are infected.

Q.

Name the carrier which requires a blood meal in order to obtain nutrients for laying eggs.

Q.

the first formed organism in the earth is a ____________

1. fungi

2. protozoa

3. virus

4. bacteria