Micropara Protozoans (Module 6)

(asexual reproduction) where 2 or more products of division result. the nucleus of the parent cell first undergo repeated division and then the cytoplasm collects around them

(asexual reproduction) division into 2 equal parts

Ciliates have in addition a cell anus or _____ at the
posterior end of the body & through which particulate
food wastes are discharged.

Others have specialized cell mouth called ______ usually located in anterior end of the body.

in Ciliates; numerous short threads
distributed over the surface of the body.

hair-like projections

(locomotory organelles) false feet: in Amoebae

it envelopes the cell; functions as the locomotor
apparatus for the procurement & ingestion of food, in
respiration, discharge of metabolic wastes & protection of the
organism.

where food synthesis takes place; & food is stored
in the form of glycogen or protein called chromatoidal bodies.

The protoplasmic unit that constitute
the organism consists essentially of a..?

Are single celled organisms which
exhibit considerable variation is size,
shape, locomotory organelles
methods of reproduction

most protozoa are motile, except ?

what are the derived characters of protozoa?

what are the defining characteristics of a protozoa?