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Which genus includes the causative agent for malaria - --
ANSWERS___Plasmodium
Which protist is a concern because of its ability to
contaminate water supplies and cause diarrheal illness - --
ANSWERS___Giardia lamblia
A fluke is classified within - --ANSWERS___Platyhelminths
A nonsegmented worm is found during a routine
colonoscopy of an individual who reported having abdominal
cramps nausea and vomiting. This worm is likely a - --
ANSWERS___nematode
A segmented worm has male and female reproductive organs
in each segment. Some use hooks to attach to the intestinal
wall. Which type of worm is this? - --ANSWERS___cestode
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Mushrooms are a type of - --ANSWERS___basisiocarp
Which of the following is the most common cause of human
yeast infections - --ANSWERS___Candida albicans
Which of the following is an ascomycete fungus associated
with bat droppings that can cause a respiratory infection if
inhaled? - --ANSWERS___Histoplasma capsulatun
Which polysaccharide found in red algal cell walls is a useful
solidifying agent - --ANSWERS___Agar
Which is the term for the hard outer covering of some
dinoflagellates - --ANSWERS___theca
Which protists are associated with red tides - --
ANSWERS___dinoflagellates
You encounter a lichen with leafy structures. which term
describes this lichen? - --ANSWERS___foliose
The term for the outer layer of a lichen - --
ANSWERS___Cortex