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Q. No.The diagram shows the presence of a pathogen amongst RBCs in the peripheral blood smear of a patient. Even though the shape is very easy to identify, the structure highlighted in the circle should enable you to identify the pathogen easily. It is:
| 1. | Trypanosoma | 2. | Plasmodium |
| 3. | Schistosoma | 4. | Clonorchis |
Subtopic: Â Protozoa |
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Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select the correct match from the codes given:
Codes:
| Group of protozoans | Example | ||
| A. | Amoeboid | P. | Entamoeba |
| B. | Flagellated | Q. | Paramecium |
| C. | Ciliated | R. | Trypanosoma |
| D. | Sporozoan | S. | Plasmodium |
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | Q | S | P | R |
| 2. | S | Q | R | P |
| 3. | P | R | Q | S |
| 4. | R | P | S | Q |
Subtopic: Â Protozoa |
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Match the group of Protozoans to a feature these protozoans exhibit:
| Column I | Column II | ||
| A | Amoeboid | P | They have a cavity (gullet) that opens to the outside of the cell surface into which water laden food is steered |
| B | Flagellated | Q | Marine forms have silica shells on their surface |
| C | Ciliated | R | The parasitic forms cause diseases such as sleeping sickness |
| D | Sporozoans | S | They have an infectious spore-like stage in their life cycles |
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1 | R | Q | P | S |
| 2 | Q | R | P | S |
| 3 | Q | R | S | P |
| 4 | S | Q | R | P |
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Assertion(A): Ciliated protozoans are passively moving aquatic organisms.
Reason(R): They have a cavity (gullet) that opens to the outside of the cell surface.
Choices for Assertions and reasons:
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Reason(R): They have a cavity (gullet) that opens to the outside of the cell surface.
Choices for Assertions and reasons:
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Subtopic: Â Protozoa |
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