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ACTIVITY 9
ANIMAL-LIKE PROTISTS

WORKSHEETS

A. Complete the table below by supplying it with the missing information.

PROTOZOAN Diagram Characteristics Representative Organisms

Phyla (mode of nutrition, locomotion, (Cite at least 3)
(according to the reproduction)
Society of
Protozoologists, 1980)
Sarcomastigophora
Apicomplexa
Myxozoa
Microspora
Labyrinthomorpha
Ascetospora
Ciliophora

B. Identify the Similarities and Differences of a Cnidaria and Ctenophora

Characteristics Cnidaria Ctenophora

Body Symmetry
Tissue Layers
Body Form
Tentacles armed with Cnidocyte/
Colloblast
Reproduction
Mode of Nutrition
Nervous Tissue
Cleavage
Gastrulation
Musculature
Representative Organisms

C. The genus Metridium are sea anemone that are common in the pacific. They feed on planktons and reproduce
by “cloning” through the division of the individual into two identical polyps. Below is a sketch of the
organism. Label the parts and provide the taxonomic classification.
 Taxonomic Classification of a Metridium
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus

Guide Questions:

1. Malaria is an important human disease caused by the protozoan Plasmodium with the Anopheles mosquito as a
vector. Five known species of Plasmodium cause this disease: P.falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae, P. ovale, and P.
knowlesi. Describe how the disease is transmitted and how affects its host.
2. The Obelia is a colonial cnidarian that passes through two life stages, the hydroid stage and the medusa stage.
Describe the life cycle of this genus.
3. Coral reefs, regarded as the rainforest of the oceans, are under severe threat due to climate change and human
impacts. The most common is known as coral bleaching. How does this happen?

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