Zoology XII - Animalia - General Account and Non-chordates including Protozoa 02

Question : 1

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Which characteristic cannot be linked to mastigophores?

Options:

	Free living, aquatic, parasitic or symbiotic
	Body is covered by firm pellicle
	Presence of trichocyst for defence
	Nutrition holozoic, saprobic and parasitic

Solution :

Trichocyst is a characteristic of ciliates.

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Question : 2

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Options:

	a
	b
	c
	d

Solution :

Trichonympha is present in gut of termites and Lophomonas is in gut of woodroaches.

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Question : 3

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Which of the following protozoan gets transmitted through sexual contact?

Options:

	Trichomonas
	Giardia
	Leishmania
	Trypanosoma

Solution :

Trichomonas vaginalis is transmitted through sexual contact and causes leucorrhoea in females.

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Question : 4

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Which is not applicable for Trypanosoma gambiensis?

Options:

	Transmitted by Glossina palpalis
	Reserve host is antelope
	Multiplies by multiple fission
	Possess well defined mouth and contractile vacuole

Solution :

Mouth and contractile vacuole are absent.

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Question : 5

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Tabanid fly associated with surra disease is a vector of

Options:

	Trypanosoma gambiensis
	Trypanosoma evansi
	Trypanosoma cruzi
	Trypanosoma brucei

Solution :

T. evansi causes surra disease, vector is tabanid fly.

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Question : 6

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Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

Options:

	Leishmania tropica – Delhi sore
	L. brasiliensis – Naso oral leishmania
	T. brucei – Chagas
	L. donovani – Kala azar

Solution :

T. brucei causes Nagana disease, vector is
Glossina morsitans.

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Question : 7

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Which protozoan is transmitted by foecal oral route?

Options:

	Giardia
	Plasmodium
	Trypanosoma
	Leishmania

Solution :

Rest all options need vector for transmission.

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Question : 8

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Which of the following polymorphic form does not exist in Trypanosoma?

Options:

	Leishmania
	Leptomonad
	Crithidia
	Minuta

Solution :

Minuta form is found in Entamoeba.

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Question : 9

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Giardia, a grand old man of intestine occurs in

Options:

	Upper part of human small intestine
	Lower part of human small intestine
	Colon of antelopes
	Large intestine of carnivores

Solution :

Giardia occurs in the upper part of human small intestine.

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Question : 10

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Which of the following transmits leishmaniasis/dum dum fever?

Options:

	Culex
	Glossina
	Phlebotomus
	Anopheles

Solution :

Phlebotomus is sand fly which transmits leishmaniasis.