Parasites

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Why Mycoplasma is called PPLO?

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Identify the microorganisms in the picture below.

1. Staphylococci
2. Trypanosoma
3. Roundworm

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Ascaris is a _______

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What are the diseases caused by nematodes?

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What is a parasite?

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Question 23
Fill in the blanks

(a) Pneumonia is an example of___disease.
(b) Many skin diseases are caused by___.
(c) Antibiotics commonly block biochemical pathways important for the growth of __.
(d) Living organisms carrying the infecting agents from one person to another are called ____.

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Difference between :

(a) Saprophyte and Parasite

(b) Aerobic and anaerobic respiration with regard to products

(c) Decay and putrefaction.

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Question 10
Which one of the following causes kala-azar?

(a) Ascaris
(b) Trypanosoma
(c) Leishmania
(d) Bacteria

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Question 10
Which one of the following causes kala-azar?

(a) Ascaris
(b) Trypanosoma
(c) Leishmania
(d) Bacteria

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Define parasitism

Q. Write a note on lichen. [3 Marks]

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Which of the following is not an example of a parasite?

1. Leech

2. Lichen

3. Mosquito

4. Mushroom

Q. What is Kala-azar?

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Name the following :
Organisms which causes malaria.

Q. How do plants get nutrients?

Q. Disease kala-azar is caused by pathogen ‘A’ and vector for this disease is ‘B’. Here ‘A’ and ‘B’ are respectively

1. 
   Leishmania and Phlebotomus
2. 
   Glossina and Trypanosoma
3. 
   Phlebotomus and Leishmania
4. 
   Trypanosoma and Glossina

Q. Parasites and pathogens are interchangeable terms.

1. False
2. True

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Which protists are parasitic?

Q. Question 5
Which one of the following diseases is caused by protozoans?

(a) Malaria
(b) Influenza
(c) AIDS
(d) Cholera

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Ascaris is a ______.

1. parasitic worm

2. protozoa

3. bacteria

4. virus

Q. Identify the disease based on the life cycle shown.

1. Malaria
2. Japanese encephalitis
3. Kala-azar
4. Jaundice

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The meristematic tissue involved in the vertical growth of a plant is called:

1. Shoot apical meristem

2. Intercalary meristem

3. Lateral meristem

4. Root apical meristem

Q. Question 45 (e)
Fill in the blanks
(e) Fungi do not contain___.

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Which of the following diseases are caused by eukaryotes?

1. Kala-azar

2. Hepatitis A

3. Hepatitis B

4. Polio

Q. Name disease caused by fungi?

Q. Match the items of column I and II .

Column I			Column II
Hepatitis	(a)	(i)	Plasmodium
Malaria	(b)	(ii)	Odomos
Dengue	(c)	(iii)	Leishmania
Kala - azar	(d)	(iv)	DNA/RNA virus

Q. The disease which are caused by protozoans are______________.

1. 
   Cholera and influenza
2. 
   Rabies and kala-azar
3. 
   Malaria and kala-azar
4. 
   Influenza and typhoid

Q. Draw a neat labelled diagram of a plant and mark the following meristems:
(a) Apical meristem
(b) Lateral meristem
(c) Intercalary meristem

Q. Which among the following disease affects the liver?

1. Elephantiasis
2. Ascariasis
3. Kala - azar
4. Sleeping sickness

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Give two examples for each of the following:

Protozoan diseases