PROTOZOAFirst Animal.ppt

PROTOZOAFirst Animal Parasite Lives at expense of host Ectoparasites Ticks lice Endoparasites Protozoan worms Characteristics of Protozoa Unicellular eukaryotes Key part of food chain Most free living, decomposers especially sewage Characteristics of Protozoa Some commensals- no harm Guts of termites, roaches, ruminants Some parasites Most motile by cilia, flagella or pseudopodia Morphology Diverse Lack rigid cellulose cell wall Pellicle or membrane Trophozoite Morphology Many have resting stage-cyst Not reproductive structure Intestinal bugs pass host to host Reproduction A