Apicomplexans
Malaria is caused by plasmodium and plasmodium is a member of the phylum apicomplexa.
2 of 20 Malaria is caused by a type of... Euglenozoans O Amoebas O Apicomplexans O...
Question 14 (2 points) Which of the following are named for the hairlike structures that they use to move and feed? O ciliates amoebas euglenazoans apicomplexans
23. Malaria is caused by what type of organism? d an Ampicomplexan called Plasmodium b. a Euglenoid called Euglena c. a Nematoda d. a Trematoda e. a Dinoflagellate called Zooxanthellae
Read the following scenario to answer the following question. Malaria is a disease caused by parasitic protists in the genus Plasmodium. The parasite is transmitted to humans by female Anopheles mosquitoes. The Plasmodium parasite feeds on human red blood cells, eventually destroying them. Humans infected with malaria can exhibit many symptoms. Depending on the severity of the infection, these can range from fever, chills, sweating, and headaches to anemia and kidney failure. Ultimately, malaria can result in death. However, if...
Question 15 (2 points) Which of the following cellular structures is characteristic of amoebas? O pseudopodia Omicrovilli cilia flagella
Fill in the blank: Malaria is caused by several species of the protozoan parasite ____________________, which has a complicated life cycle. True or False: Animal parasites are organisms that have become adapted to living within or on the body of another animal, called the ____________________. True or False: Type 2 herpes usually infects the oral mucous membrane, where it causes the familiar fever blisters. True or False: A pregnant woman with a genital herpes infection may or may not infect...
Type 2 diabetes is O a. caused by a viral infection b. also known as juvenile-onset diabetes 1 c. an autoimmune disorde d. characterized by insulin resistance e. characterized by little to no insulin secretion by the body MyPlate suggests that dietary protein and dairy foods should generally below fat However, some fats increase one's risk for disease, particularly cardiovascular disease. Foods including pizza, ice cream, burgers, and sausage are all high in fat and should therefore be limited in...
QUESTION 7 In the past century, warming temperatures have caused sea level to rise O 20 centimeters. 20 feet. 20 inches. O 2.0 centimeters. O 2 meters. QUESTION 8 The lithosphere O includes all places where we find life on Earth O is the ocean, ice caps and other bodies of water, liquid and frozen O is the Earth's outer, rocky layer O represents the gases and airborne particles that envelope the Earth all of these
O P. falciparum originated independently from all of these Plasmodium species. Malaria is a tropical, mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasitic protist, Plasmodium. The species P. falciparum is particularly deadly, killing about 1 million people each year. Submit Previous Answers ✓ Correct Plasmodium in chimpanzees Plasmodium in gorillas Plasmodium in humans P. falciparum Part B P. malariae P. Knowlesi How might this information be useful in developing medical treatments for malaria? Match the terms in the left column to the...
Links (10 Multiple Alleles Confer Drug Resistance in the Malaria Parasite Malaria is a parasitic disease in humans that is transmitted by infected female mosquitoes, including Anopheles gambiae (Figure 12. 10a), and is characterized by cyclic high fevers, chills, flu-like symptoms, and severe anemia, Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax are the most common causative agents of malaria, and P. falciparum is the most deadly (Figure 12.10b). When promptly and correctly treated, P. falciparum malaria has a mortality rate of 0.1...
Topic: MALARIA Cause of Disease 1. What type of microbe causes the disease? 2. If it is a bacterium, what are the characteristics of the cell (Gram-negative or positive (what does that mean?), cell shape and arrangement? metabolic capabilities?). 3. If it is eukaryote, is it a fungus, an alga, a protozoan, a Platyhelminthes, or a nematode? Is it multicellular or unicellular? What is its life cycle? 4. If it is a virus, it must include the complete classification and...