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What are protozoa?


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Protozoa:

  1. They are heterotrophic single-celled eukaryotic organisms.
  2. They live as predators or parasites.
  3. Amoeboid protozoans, flagellated protozoans, Ciliated protozoans, and sporozoans are the four primary groups of protozoans.
  4. Many protozoa cause diseases in animals and humans.
  5. For example - Plasmodium causes malaria.
  6. Other examples of protozoa include Euglena, Paramoecium, Amoeba, etc.

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