NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM MONERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Phaeophyta is an example of phylum under protozoa
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Protozoa can be divided into four phyla based on their locomotion: Mastigophora, Sarcodina, Ciliophora, and Sporozoa. Members of the phylum Mastigophora move about by using one or more whiplike flagella.

Detailed explanation-2: -Seven phyla of PROTOZOA are accepted in this classification–SARCOMASTIGOPHORA, LABYRINTHOMORPHA, APICOMPLEXA, MICROSPORA, ASCETOSPORA, MYXOSPORA, and CILIOPHORA. Diagnoses are given for these and for all higher taxa through suborders, and reporesentative genera of each are named.

Detailed explanation-3: -Commonly known protozoans include representative dinoflagellates, amoebas, paramecia, and the malaria-causing Plasmodium.

Detailed explanation-4: -On the basis of light and electron microscopic morphology, the protozoa are currently classified into six phyla. Most species causing human disease are members of the phyla Sacromastigophora and Apicomplexa.

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