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				Protists Multiple Questions and Answers.		 
		           
         
        
		   
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		       Diversity of Life  
 
		
		    
			   Answer:   Option  Answer: b   
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		Explanation: Robert H. Whittaker in 1969 proposed a five kingdom classification, i.e.
Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. Prokaryotes placed in separate kingdom
Monera
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			   Answer:   Option  Answer: a   
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		Explanation: Protists are mainly unicellular eukaryotic organism (some are multicellular),
possess single cell. Due to the great diversity of this kingdom, protists are difficult to
characterize.
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		 3. 3. Which of the following is considered as fungus-like protists? Explanation: Protists have been divided into three categories, i.e. plant-like, animal-like, and
fungi-like. Plant-like protists are protozoa, animal-like are known as protozoa, and fungi-like
protists are water molds and slime molds.
A.  a) Cynobacteria  B.   b) Protozoa C.  c) Algae  D.  d) Slime molds 
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		 4. 4. Name the causative agent of Leishmaniasis. A.  a) Leishmania donovani  B.  b) Trypnosoma brucei C.  c) Trichomonas vaginalis  D.   d) Entamoeba histolytica 
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			   Answer:   Option  Answer: a   
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		Explanation: Leishmaniasis is also known as kala azar and is caused by Leishmania
donovani (Mastigophora). Trypnosoma brucei causes African sleeping sickness which is transmitted by Tsetse fly. Trichomonas vaginalis causes Trichomoniasis and amoebiasis is
caused by Entamoeba histolytica.
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			   Answer:   Option  Answer: b  
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		Explanation: Trypanosoma palladium causes syphilis, it is a spirochete bacterium. Malaria
is caused by Plasmodium and is carried by mosquitoes. Balantidiasis is caused by
Ciliophora and Giardiasis is caused by Giardia lambila.
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