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Biology NEET - XI: Chapter 2- Biological Classification Part 9

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This deck covers key concepts from Chapter 2 of the Biology NEET syllabus, focusing on biological classification, including diseases, vectors, protozoans, and their characteristics.

African sleeping sickness is caused by

Trypanosoma bruce gambiense
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Key Terms

Term
Definition
African sleeping sickness is caused by
Trypanosoma bruce gambiense
What acts as a vector for sleeping sickness?
Tse-tse fly
Chagas disease/ American trypanosomiasis is caused by
Trypansoma cruzi
What acts as a vector for chagas disease?
Triatoma (kissing) bug
Pellicle is absent in which protozoans?
Sarcodina/Amoeboid protozoans
What is the function of pseudopodia?
Feeding, locomotion

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TermDefinition
African sleeping sickness is caused by
Trypanosoma bruce gambiense
What acts as a vector for sleeping sickness?
Tse-tse fly
Chagas disease/ American trypanosomiasis is caused by
Trypansoma cruzi
What acts as a vector for chagas disease?
Triatoma (kissing) bug
Pellicle is absent in which protozoans?
Sarcodina/Amoeboid protozoans
What is the function of pseudopodia?
Feeding, locomotion
Name the orders in sarcodina class.
Lobosa, heliozoa, foraminera, radiolaria
Which type of pseudopodia are present in order lobosa?
Lobopodia
Amoeba belongs to the order
Lobosa
What is the habitat of amoeba?
Fresh water
Sol-gel theory of amoeboid movement was given by
Hyman, Pantin and Mast
Is Entamoeba histolytica a monogenetic or a digenetic parasite?
Monogenetic parasite
What is the infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica?
Tetranucleate cyst stage
Which organism cause pyorrhia?
Entamoeba gingivalis with oral bacteria
Entamoeba coli is a
Commensal of human gut
Which type of pseudopodia are present in order Heliozoa of Sarcodina?
Axopodia
What is the other name of actinophrys?
Sun animalcule (amoeboid protozoan)
What is the shell of order Foraminifera of class sarcodina made of?
Calcareous shell
In what habitat are Foraminiferans and Radiolarians found?
Marine
What is ocean ooze?
Foraminifera and Radiolaria | Used as indicator of petroleum reserves.
What is the shell of Radiolarians made of?
Silica
Trichocyst is found in which protozoan class?
Ciliated protists
What is the function of trichocyst?
Offence and defence, also help in anchoring usually found in dinoflagellates
What is the mode of sexual reproduction in ciliated protists?
Conjugation
All the cilia in paramecium are similar. True/False? (with explanation)
False. A caudal tuft of longer cilia is present in paramecium.