Question

Which of these belong to Phylum Protozoa?

• A. Diatoms
• B. Algae
• C. Protozoans
• D. All of these

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (D)

The correct options are
A

Diatoms

B

Algae

D

All of these

The characteristics possessed by organisms belonging to Phylum Protozoa are:
i) All are microscopic and body is formed of a single cell and this cell performs all vital activities of life.
ii) They move using pseudopodia or flagella or cilia.
iii) They reproduce by binary fission, multiple fission, budding etc as asexual reproduction and by conjugation as sexual reproduction.
The organisms belonging to Phylum Protozoa are Volvox, Euglena, Giardia etc.