Multiple Choice Quiz on Protists (Kingdom Protista)

This quiz is designed to assess your basic knowledge in 'Kingdom Protista'. Choose the best answer from the four options given. When you've finished answering as many of the questions as you can, scroll down to the bottom of the page and check your answers by clicking ' Score'.  Percentage score will be displayed along with right answers.

1. The protists have
only free nucleic acid aggregates
membrane bound nucleoproteins lying embedded in the cytoplasm
gene containing nucleoprotein condensed together in loose mass
nucleoproteins in direct contact with the rest of the cell substance
2. Which is true about Trpanosoma
polymorphic
monogenetic
facultative parasites
non-pathogenic
3. Infective stage of malarial parasite Plasmodium that enters human body is
merozoite
trophozoite
sporozoite
minuta form
4. Amphibiasis is prevented by
eating balanced food
eating plenty of fruits
drinking boiled water
using mosquito nets
5. The causative organism of African sleeping sickness
Trypanosoma cruzi
Trypanosoma gambiense
Trypanosoma tangela
Trypanosoma rodensiense
6. Who discovered Plasmodium in RBC of human beings
Mendel
Laveran
Ronald Ross
Stephens
7. In Amoeba and Paramecium, osmoregulation occurs through
pseudopodia
nucleus
contractile vacoule
general surface
8. Genetic information in Paramecium is located in
micronucleus
macronucleus
mitochondria
both a and b
9. Malignant tertian malarial parasite, belongs to class
Plasmodium faciparum
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium ovale
Plasmodium malariae
10. If ponds and puddles are destroyed, the organism likely to be destroyed
Leishmania
Ascaris
Plasmodium
Trypanosoma
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