Problem
I. What are the characteristics of protozoa?
II. You should know the following structural features of protozoa: contractile vacuole, pseudopodia, kinetoplastid
III. You should know the stages of the protozoan life cycle. Not in any particular chronological order: trophozoite, cyst, sporozoite, merozoite, gametocyte
IV. How are protozoans classified?
V. i. What unique structural features does Amoebas have?
ii. Know some examples of amoebas.
VI. i. What are the two types of slime molds and how does they differ (life cycle)?
ii. Know some examples of slime molds.
VII. i. What unique structural feature do Apicomplexans have?
ii. Do they have motility?
iii. Know some examples of Apicomplexans.
VIII. Provide some examples of ciliates.
IX. Which Supergroup is classified based on flagellar structures?
X. Know some examples of each: fornicates, parabasalids, euglenozoans
XI. Focus on all the relevant protozoan diseases:
Leishmaniasis, Trichomoniasis, malaria, African sleeping sickness, Chagas, Toxoplasmosis
For each, know the organism that causes it, mode of transmission, location, symptoms, life cycle, and treatment.