Question

Is the mosquito a protozoan?

Answer 1

Mosquito:

1. These organisms are multicellular, triploblastic, and coelomate.
2. These organisms have jointed appendages.
3. They have 2 pairs of wings and 3 pairs of jointed appendages.
4. Their mouth parts are piercing and sucking type.
5. They are members of the phylum Arthropoda.

Protozoa:

1. They are single-celled eukaryotes.
2. They are either free-living or parasitic organisms example, Amoeba, Paramecium, etc.
3. The mosquito is an arthropod and not a protozoan.