Question

general characteristics and role of protozoa

Answer 1

Answer:

Protozoa are unicellular eukaryotic microorganisms lacking a cell wall and belonging to the Kingdom Protista. Protozoa reproduce asexually by fission, schizogony, or budding. Some protozoa can also reproduce sexually. Relatively few protozoa cause disease.

Answer 2

Protozoa is a unicellular eukaryotic organism that may be parasitic or free-living found in Kingdom Protista.

General characteristics of Protozoa:

• Protozoa do not have a strong cell wall so they are flexible and have a variety of shapes.
• Although most protozoa are aerobic, some are anaerobic and can be found in the rumen or the human intestine.
• The cytoplasm and other locomotory projections such as flagella, pseudopodia, and cilia are all enclosed by the plasma membrane.
• Most protozoa have a latent cyst stage and a proliferating vegetative stage in their life cycle.

Role of protozoa

• Protozoa perform a crucial function in mineralizing nutrients so that plants and other soil creatures can use them.