protozoons

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protozoa
plural form of protozoon
plural form of protozoan
  a very diverse group comprising some 50,000 eukaryotic organisms that consist of one cell Because most of them are motile and heterotrophic
  a very diverse group comprising some 50,000 eukaryotic organisms that consist of one cell Because most of them are motile and heterotrophic
plural of protozoan
Single-celled eucaryotic organisms such as amoeba
Small, usually single-celled microorganism that lives in the soil They are non-photosynthetic and feed upon dead or live bacteria and fragments of organic matter
Are microscopic animals that occur as single cells Some protozoa can cause disease in humans Protozoa form cysts, which are specialized cells like eggs that are very resistant to chlorine Cysts can survive the disinfection process, then "hatch" into normal cells that can cause disease Protozoa must be removed from drinking water by filtration, because they cannot be effectively killed by chlorine
A small single-celled animal that lives in pond water
in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers
a single-celled or colonial organism that lives primarily by ingesting food
{i} any eukaryotic organism (usually single-celled) from the kingdom Protista
Heterotrophic eukaryotic unicellular organisms that belong to the kingdom protista
A group of one-celled animals, a few of which cause human disease (including malaria and sleeping sickness)
plural of protozoon
Small one-celled animals including amoebae, ciliates, flagellates
One-celled microscopic animals needed to help breakdown organic matter
A large group of one-celled (unicellular) animals, including amoebas Some protozoa cause parasitic opportunistic infections in people with AIDS, notably toxoplasmosis and cryptosporidiosis
The lowest of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom
One-celled animals that are larger and more complex than bacteria May cause disease
protozoons