Which is not a parasitic protozoan?

Plasmodium vivax

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Trypanosoma gambiense

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Amoeba proteus

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Entamoeba histolytica

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Solution

The correct option is C Amoeba proteus
Amoeba proteus dwells at the bottom of fresh water bodies. It obtains its food by phagocytosis and hence, is not a parasite. Plasmodium vivax is a parasite that causes malaria. Trypanosoma gambiense is a pathogenic parasite that causes sleeping sickness while Entamoeba histolytica causes amoebic dysentery.
So, the correct answer is 'Amoeba proteus'

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