1. Which organism is this ? (i) Leishmania (ii) Amoeba (iii) Rhizopus (iv) Plasmodium

Question

While reading a Science book, Rohan came across the picture shown above. He showed this picture to Smita and asked few questions. Guess what answers he received.

1. Which organism is this ?

(i) Leishmania

(ii) Amoeba

(iii) Rhizopus

(iv) Plasmodium

2. It reproduces by

(i) Fission

(ii) Regeneration

(iii) Fragmentation

(iv) Spore formation

3. Sometimes a thread-like structures can be seen on bread. They are called

(i) spores

(ii) hyphae

(iii) tentacles

(iv) dendrites

4. This is known as ________ reproduction.

(i) sexual

(ii) asexual

5. Do Plasmodium reproduces by the same method as this organism ?

(i) YES

(ii) NO

Answer 1

1. (iii) Rhizopus

2. (iv) Spore formation

3. (ii) hyphae

4. (ii) asexual

5. (i) YES