ANIMAL ASSOCIATIONS UPTO MATURE PROGLOTTID OF TAENIA SOLIUM

1 . Stage of Plasmodium that penetrates through the crop wall of mosquito is

1. female gamete 2. sporozoite
3. male gamete 4. vermicule
2 . When one tapeworm is present in intestine of man, it will not allow another. This is due to
1. prophylaxis 2. premunition
3. hyperplasia 4. hypertrophy
3 . Entamoeba histolytica can be identified by the presence of

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1. cart-wheel like nucleus 2. contractile vacuoles
3. many lobopodia 4. cellulose cyst
4 . Stage of Plasmodium that exhibits lashing movement is
1. female gamete 2. sporozoite
3. male gamete 4. ookinete

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5 . In Taenia solium, fertilization occurs in
1. ootype 2. uterus
3. vagina 4. fallopian tube
6 . Total number of nuclear division and cytoplasmic divisions required for the formation of eight
amoebulae from one metacystic stage of Entamoeba histolytica is
1. 4 and 3
3. 4 and 7 ri
2. 1 and 8
4. 4 and 8
7 . An organism that is parasitic on another parasite is called
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1. facultative parasite 2. temporary parasite
3. hyperparasite 4. ectoparasite
8 . Post-zygotic asexual multiplication of Plasmodium in mosquito is called
1. schizogony 2. sporogony
3. gametogony 4. anisogamy
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9 . Trichomonas vaginalis is
1. coelozoic 2. histozoic
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3. cytozoic 4. epizoic
10 . Muscles present parenchymal musculature but absent in tegumentary musculature of Taenia
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1. longitudinal muscles 2. circular muscles

3. dorso-ventral muscles 4. protractor and retractor muscles
11 . Increase in the number of cells of host caused by a parasite is called
1. hyperplasia 2. hypertrophy
3. hyperparasitism 4. hypersensitivity
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12 . Association between two organisms which is beneficial to one but harmful to the other is
called
1. cannibalism 2. mutualism
3. commensalism 4. parasitism
13 . Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a
1. facultative parasite 2. obligate parasite
3. symbiont 4. hyperparasite
14 . Number of merozoites that develop from one erythrocytic schizont in Plasmodium vivax is
1. 15-20 2. 6-12
3. 4-8 4. 10-17
15 . Sphaerospora polymorpha is a/an
1. hyperparasite 2. ectoparasite
3. endoparasite 4. facultative parasite
16 . Brown pigment, derived from haematin, that causes malaria is
1. haemolysin 2. haemoglobin
3. haemocyanin 4. haemozoin

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17 . Tegument of Taenia solium is
1. living and syncytial 2. living and uninucleate
3. non-living and syncytial 4. non-living and enucleate
18 . A parasite that can live independently in the absence of a host is
1. facultative parasite 2. permanent parasite

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3. hyperparasite 4. obligate parasite
19 . Commensalism is an association between two organisms in which
1. one is benifited while the other may or may 2. one is benifited while the other is neither
be benifited or harmed benifited or nor harmed but cannot live
independently

20 . Proglottids of Taenia solium are held together by

1. longitudinal excretory canals and nerve
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3. one is benifited while the other may or may 4. one is benifited while the other is harmed
not be benifited but not harmed but can live independently

2. longitudinal excretory canals and transverse

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cords excretory canals
3. longitudinal excretory canals only 4. longitudinal nerve cords and transverse
nerve cords
21 . Which of the following is a parasite that also acts as a host?
1. Anopheles 2. Hydra
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3. Nosema 4. Sacculina
22 . Intercellular stage in the life history of Entamoeba histolytica histolytica is
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1. precystic stage 2. tetranucleate cyst

3. trophozoite 4. metacyst
23 . In Taenia solium, reproductive organs are not developed in
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1. immature proglottids 2. mature proglottids

3. gravid proglottids 4. squarish proglottids
24 . Solium means
1. ribbon 2. tape
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3. worm 4. chain
25 . Nutrition in Entamoeba histolytica is
1. holozoic 2. holophytic
3. saprozoic 4. autotrophic
26 . From sporocyst, sporozoites of Plasmodium vivax reach salivary glands through
1. oesophagus 2. proboscis
3. haemocoel 4. hypopharynx
27 . Tegument of Taenia solium is helpful for
1. protection and absorption 2. blood circulation
3. excretion and osmoregulation 4. respiration
28 . During Golgi cycle of Plasmodium vivax, Schuffner's dots are seen in
1. cytoplasm of amoeboid stage 2. cytoplasm of erythrocyte
3. cytoplasm of signet ring stage 4. plasma membrane of erythrocyte
29 . Macrogametocyte of Plasmodium vivax has
1. large central nucleus 2. large eccentric nucleus
3. small central nucleus 4. small eccentric nucleus
30 . Assertion (A) : Arrangement of genital pores in Taenia solium facilitates copulation among
different proglottids
Reason (R) : Genital pores alternate regularly between right and left margins of proglottids

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1. Both 'A' and 'R' are true and 'R' is the 2. Both 'A' and 'R' are true but 'R' is not correct
correct explanation of 'A' explanation of 'A'
3. 'A' is true but 'R' is false 4. 'A' is false but 'R' is true
31 . Symbiont in the musculo-nutritive cells of Chlorohydra is
1. Trichonympha 2. Chlorella
3. Rhizobium 4. Escherichia coli

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32 . Entamoeba histolytica is
1. monogenetic, monopodial 2. digenetic, polypodial
3. monogenetic, polyopodial 4. digenetic, monopodial
33 . Fertilization in Plasmodium is
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2. anisogamontogony
4. schizogony
34 . Scientist who discovered Plasmodium in the blood of a malarial patient is
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1. Richard Pfeiffer 2. Ronald Ross
3. Patric Manson 4. Charles Laveron
35 . Gametocytes of Plasmodium are formed in
1. crop of mosquito 2. salivary glands of mosquito
3. liver cells of man 4. blood of man
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36 . What happens to Chlorella if Chlorohydra is maintained in darkness?

1. It lives phototrophically on the products of 2. It can survive longer thean others
metabolism of the green hydra
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3. It lives chemotrophically on the products of 4. It cannot survive

metabolism of the green hydra
37 . In Taenia solium, reproductive organs are degenerated in
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1. immature proglottids 2. mature proglottids

3. gravid proglottids 4. squarish proglottids
38 . Body of Entamoeba is covered by
1. pellicle 2. tegument
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3. plasmalemma 4. cuticle
39 . Term malaria means
1. mosquito 2. bad air
3. high fever 4. lethal
40 . Outer muscles in tegumentary musculature of Taenia solium are
1. longitudinal muscles 2. circular muscles
3. dorso-ventral muscles 4. striated muscles
41 . Number of acetabula in the scolex of Taenia solium is
1. 22-32 2. 4
3. 2-12 4. 2
42 . Malaria fever is caused due to
1. appearance of Schuffner's dots 2. liberation of haemozoin into blood plasma
3. production of gametocytes 4. liberation of merozoites into blood plasma
43 . Destruction of gonads of host by a parasite, leading to impotency of host, is called
1. hyperparasitism 2. parasitic castration
3. premunition 4. parasitic adaptation
44 . Assertion (A) : Nutrition in Taenia solium is saprobic.
Reason (R) : It absorbs nutrients through tegument.
1. Both 'A' and 'R' are true and 'R' is the 2. Both 'A' and 'R' are true but 'R' is not correct

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correct explanation of 'A' explanation of 'A'
3. 'A' is true but 'R' is false 4. 'A' is false but 'R' is true
45 . The duration between the initial sporozoite infection and the first appearance of malarial
symptoms is termed
1. pre-patent period 2. gestation period
3. incubation period 4. photoperiod

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46 . Trophozoite of Entamoeba histolytica resembles precystic form in the presence of
1. RBCs in food vacuoles 2. single lobopodium
3. cart-wheel like nucleus 4. contractile vacuole
47 . Number of immature proglottids in the strobila of Taenia solium is
1. 900
3. 200 ri
2. 450
4. 250
48 . Tegument secreting cells in Taenia solium are present in
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1. epidermis 2. dermis
3. parenchyma 4. basement membrane
49 . Parasite that causes hypertrophy in man is
1. Fasciola 2. Plasmodium
3. Entamoeba 4. Trypanosoma
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50 . Consider the following statements about sporozoite of Plasmodium vivax:

I. It is covered by elastic and three-layered pellicle.
II. Pellicle contains longitudinally arranged hollow microtubules.
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III. Convoluted tubules are useful for wriggling movement.

Which of the above are true?
1. Only I and II 2. Only II and III
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3. Only I and III 4. All of these

51 . Association between two animals which is beneficial to one but neither beneficial nor harmful
to the other is called
1. mutualism 2. parasitism
3. predation 4. commensalism
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52 . Shedding of gravid proglottids of Taenia solium is called

1. ecdysis 2. apolysis
3. haemolysis 4. glycolysis
53 . Surface area of tegument of Taenia solium is increased by
1. microtrichites 2. typhlosole
3. rectal papillae 4. rugae
54 . Tissue-dissolving enzyme secreted by trophozoite of Entamoeba histolytica is
1. haemolysin 2. haemozoin
3. hyaluronidase 4. histolysin
55 . Entamoeba histolytica was first identified by
1. Lorsch 2. Losch
3. Lambel 4. Laveran
56 . Cells of Plasmodium that do not enter RBCs are
1. cryptomerozoites 2. micrometacryptomerozoites
3. erythrocytic merozoites 4. macrometacryptomerozoites
57 . In the life cycle of Plasmodium, exflagellation results in the formation of
1. microgametocytes 2. microgametes
3. macrogametocytes 4. macrogametes

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58 . Infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica is
1. tetranucleate cyst 2. trophozoite
3. precystic stage 4. metacystic stage
59 . Correct seqence of stages in the lfie cycle of Entamoeba histolytica is
1. cystic stage - precystic stage - metacystic 2. precystic stage - metacystic stage - cystic

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stage stage
3. precystic stage - cystic stage - metacystic 4. metacystic stage - cystic stage - precystic
stage stage
60 . The following are the stages in erythrocytic cycle of Plasmodium:
A.Amoeboid stage
B. Merozoite
C. Signet ring stage
D. Schizont
What is their correct sequence?
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1. ACDB 2. CABD
3. CADB 4. CDAB
61 . Trophozoite of Entamoeba histolytica can be identified from precystic form by the presence of
1. contractile vacuoles 2. many lobopodia
3. cart wheel like nucleus 4. RBCs in food vacuoles
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62 . Assertion (A) : Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a facultative parasite.

Reason (R) : It does not cause any disease in the host.
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1. Both 'A' and 'R' are true and 'R' is the 2. Both 'A' and 'R' are true but 'R' is not correct
correct explanation of 'A' explanation of 'A'
3. 'A' is true but 'R' is false 4. 'A' is false but 'R' is true
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63 . Incubation period of Plasmodium vivax is

1. 7 days 2. 18-42 days
3. 10-14 days 4. 8 days
64 . Consider the following statements:
I. Adult liver fluke causes hyperplasia in primary host.
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II. Larvae of liver fluke cause gigantism in intermediate host.

III. Plasmodium causes hypertrophy in intermediate host.
Which of the above are true?
1. Only I and II 2. Only II and III
3. Only I and III 4. All are true
65 . Fasciola hepatica causes thickening of bile ducts in sheep due to
1. hyperplasia 2. hypertrophy
3. hyperparasitism 4. parasitic castration
66 . Vagina of Taenia solium is meant to carry
1. sperms from oviduct to genital atrium 2. sperms from genital atrium to oviduct
3. ova from oviduct to genital atrium 4. ova from ovary to oviduct
67 . Scientist who discovered oocysts of Plasmodium on the crop wall of female Anopheles
mosquito is
1. Ronald Ross 2. Patric Manson
3. Charles Laveran 4. Richard Pfeiffer
68 . Identify the correct sequences of stages in the life cycle of Plasmodium
1. schizogony - sporogony - gametogony 2. gametogony - schizogony - sporogony

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3. sporogony - gametogony - schizogony 4. schizogony - gametogony - sporogony
69 . Precystic form of Entamoeba histolytica is
1. coelozoic 2. histozoic
3. cytozoic 4. epizoic
70 . Schuffner's dots that appear in RBCs infected with Plasmodium vivax are

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1. antigens of host 2. antigens of parasite
3. antibodies of host 4. antibodies of parasite
71 . Number of metacysts that develop from a single tetranucleate cyst of Entamoeba is
1. 2 2. 1
3. 4 4. 8

3. 200
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72 . Number of mature proglottids in the strobila of Taenia solium is
1. 900 2. 450
4. 250
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73 . An intimate association between two organisms in which each one derives benefit from the
other is termed
1. mutualism 2. parasitism
3. commensalism 4. antagonism
74 . Number of female gametes that develop from one female gametocyte of Plasmodium vivax is
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1. 12-24 2. 8
3. 12,000 4. 1
75 . Mature proglottids of Taenia solium are
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1. rectangular 2. polygonal
3. squarish 4. triangular
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76 . Flame cells of Taenia solium are primarily helpful for

1. excretion 2. osmoregulation
3. nutrition 4. respiration
77 . In the life cycle of Plasmodium, exflagellation occurs in
1. lumen of crop of mosquito 2. salivary glands of mosquito
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3. wall of crop of mosquito 4. midgut of mosquito

78 . Number of gravid proglottids in the strobila of Taenia solium is
1. 900 2. 450
3. 200 4. 250
79 . According to Bano, nuclear divisions in Oocyst of Plasmodium are
1. one reductional and many mitotic 2. all mitotic
3. many reductional and one mitotic 4. all reductional
80 . Complete lify cycle of Plasmodium vivax in female Anopheles mosquito was described by
1. Laveron 2. Grassi
3. Ross 4. Golgi
81 . Number of rectangular proglottids in the strobila of Taenia solium is about
1. 650 2. 450
3. 200 4. 250
82 . Maximum number of daughter individuals that develop from a single tetranucleate cyst of
Entamoeba is
1. 1 2. 2

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3. 4 4. 8
83 . Number of hooks in the scolex of Taenia solium is about
1. 22-32 2. 12-22
3. 2-12 4. 4
84 . Apolysis helps Taenia solium for

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1. increasing surface area of absorption 2. increasing the length of strobila
3. excretion and osmoregulation 4. maintenance of constant length of strobila
85 . Formation of new proglottids from neck region of Taenia is called
1. proglottisation 2. apolysis
3. strobilaion 4. premunition
86 . Infective stage of Plasmodium to mosquito is
1. sporozoite
3. schizont
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2. trophozoite
4. gametocyte
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87 . In the life history of Entamoeba histolytica, excystment occurs in
1. wall of small intestine of man 2. lumen of small intestine of man
3. wall of large intestine of man 4. lumen of large intestine of man
88 . Assertion (A) : At amoeboid stage, Plasmodium causes hypertrophy of RBC.
Reason (R) : Amoeboid stage occupies almost entire RBC.
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1. Both 'A' and 'R' are true and 'R' is the 2. Both 'A' and 'R' are true but 'R' is not correct
correct explanation of 'A' explanation of 'A'
3. 'A' is true but 'R' is false 4. 'A' is false but 'R' is true
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89 . Increase in the size of cells due to parasitic effect is called

1. hyperplasia 2. hypertrophy
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3. hyperparasitism 4. hypersensitivity
90 . Association between termite and Trichonympha is
1. mutualism 2. parasitism
3. commensalism 4. antagonism
91 . Cell organelles absent in trophozoite of Entamoeba histolytica are
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1. food vacuoles and contractile vacuoles 2. food vacuoles and mitochondria

3. mitochondria and pseudopodia 4. contractile vacuoles and mitochondria
92 . Which of the following is an endocommensal in the intestine of man?
1. Entamoeba coli 2. Escherichia coli
3. Balantidium coli 4. Giardia intestinalis
93 . Stage of Plasmodium that occurs in the blood of both the hosts is
1. gametocyte 2. schizont
3. sporozoite 4. ookinete
 94 . Symbiont in the gut of termites is
1. Triceratium 2. Trypanosoma
3. Trichonympha 4. Chlorella
95 . Term symbiosis was coined by
1. de Bary 2. de Vries
3. de Candolle 4. de Duve
96 . Secondary host of Taenia solium is
1. Culex pipens 2. Sus scrofa
3. Homo sapiens 4. Bos indicus

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97 . Gigantism in snails is caused by
1. liver fluke 2. larvae of blood fluke
3. blood fluke 4. larvae of liver fluke
98 . In Taenia solium, branched uterus is present in
1. immature proglottids 2. mature proglottids

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3. squarish proglottids 4. posterior proglottids
99 . Plasmodium vivax causes
1. benign tertian malaria 2. mild tertian malaria
3. malignant tertian malaria 4. quartan malaria
100 . Infective stage of Plasmodium to man is
1. gametocyte
3. sporozoite
101 . Gambusia offinis feeds on
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2. tetranucleate cyst
4. merozoite
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1. Plasmodium 2. mosquito
3. wrigglers 4. dragon flies
102 . A cytozoic flagellate parasite in the following is
1. Plasmodium vivax 2. Leishmania donovani
3. Trypanosoma gambiense 4. Giardia
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103 . Consider the following statements about Scolex of Taenia solium

I. Hooks are arranged in two rows.
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II.Hooks are made up of chitin

III.Hooks of lower row are larger while those of upper row are smaller
Which of the above are true?
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1. I and II 2. II and III

3. I and III 4. I, II and III
104 . In Taenia solium, which of the following do not directly communicate with each other?
1. uterus and ootype 2. vagina and genital atrium
3. ovary and ootype 4. vagina and oviduct
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105 . In which of the following animal associations, both the partners can live independently when
separated? A.hermit crab-sea anemone B.man-TaeniaC.Trichonympha-termite D.Man-
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
1. A and B 2. B and C
3. A and D 4. only A
106 . Budding zone in Taenia solium is
1. scolex 2. neck
3. strobila 4. head
107 . The duration between the initial sporozoite infection and the first reappearance parasites in
the blood is termed
1. pre-patent period 2. gestation period
3. incubation period 4. photoperiod
108 . Diploid motile stage of Plasmodium vivax is
1. sporozoite 2. ookinete
3. oocyst 4. zygote
109 . In Chlorohydra viridissima, Chlorella lives in
1. nutritive-muscular cells of ectoderm 2. epithelio-muscular cells of ectoderm

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3. nutritive-muscular cells of endoderm 4. epithelio-muscular cells of endoderm
110 . Precystic form of Entamoeba histolytica undergoes encystment in
1. wall of large intestine of man 2. lumen of large intestine of man
3. wall of small intestine of man 4. lumen of small intestine of man
111 . Pathogenic stage of Entamoeba histolytica is

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1. tetranucleate cyst 2. trophozoite
3. precystic stage 4. metacyclic stage
112 . Stages of Entamoeba histolytica that undergoe only karyokinesis but not cytokinesis are
1. precystic stage and cystic stage 2. uninucleate cyst and binucleate cyst
3. binucleate cyst and metacystic stage 4. binucleate cyst and tetranucleate cyst

3. Fasciola
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113 . Polyembryony and parthenogenesis are exhibited by
1. Ascaris 2. Taenia
4. Wuchereria
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114 . Chromatoid bodies that occur in the precystic stage of Entamoeba histolytica contain
1. carbohydrates 2. glycogen
3. chitin 4. ribonucleoproteins
115 . Holdfast organ of Taenia solium is
1. strobila 2. neck
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3. buccal capsule 4. scolex

116 . Entamoeba histolytica causes may cause abscesses in
A. Liver
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B. Lungs
C. Brain
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D. Kidneys
1. A, B AND C only 2. B, C and D only
3. A, B and D only 4. All of these
117 . Taenia solium exhibits
1. homonomous segmentation 2. heteronomous segmentation
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3. pseudosegmentation 4. superficial segmentation

118 . Sporogony of Plasmodium occurs in
1. lumen of crop of mosquito 2. salivary glands of mosquito
3. crop wall of mosquito 4. liver cells and RBCs of man
119 . Stools of a patient suffering from amoebic dysentery contain
1. tetranucleate cysts 2. octonucleate cysts
3. sporozoites 4. metacyclic stages
120 . Consider the following statements about Taenia solium:
I. New proglottids are formed anterior to strobila.
II.Apolysis of proglottids takes place from the posterior end of strobila.
III.A Mature proglottid has a full set of male and female reproductive systems.
Which of the above are true?
1. Only I and II 2. Only II and III
3. Only I and III 4. All are true

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