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328 Chapter 12 The Eukaryotic Members of the Microbial World 9. Which of the following statements regarding protists is false? a) They include both autotrophic and heterotrophic organisms. b) They include both microscopic and macroscopic organisms. c) They are an intermediate host in schistosomiasis. d) They include algae and protozoa. 10. Which of the following statements regarding tapeworms is false? a) They absorb nutrients from the host through their body wall. b) They complete their life cycles in a single host. c) They are hermaphroditic. d) They cannot be transmitted from human to human. Applications 1. A student in a clinical microbiology class wanted to see examples of Entamoeba histolytica cysts, and was frustrated to find that nearly all of examples of the parasite in a stained www.mcgrawhillconnect.com M mig slide of a stool specimen were trophozoites. What account for the lack of cysts? 2. paper recycling company refuses to collect products are contaminated with food or have been sitting wet for at A college student who runs a recycling program on camp wants to know why. What reason did the company scienti probably give? Critical Thinking 1. If you discovered a new type of nucleated cell in a lake your home, how would you determine whether the cell was from a fungus, an alga, or a protozoan? 2. Fungi are known for growing in a wide range of envins- mental extremes in temperature, pH, and osmotic pressure What does this tolerance for extremes indicate about fung enzymes? Enhance your study of this chapter with study tools and practice tests. Also ask your dia-rich eb