JIPMER Jipmer Medical Solved Paper-2010

  • question_answer
    Entamoeba histolytica differs from Amoeba in absence of

    A) pseudopodia                    

    B) contractile vacuole

    C) nucleus               

    D) ectoplasm

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Contractile vacuole is a cell organelle related with osmoregulation, .i.e., removal of excess water and present in free living protozoa like Amoeba and absent in parasitic protozoa like Entamoeba histolytica. Pseudopodia are locomotory organelles of class Sarcodina or Rhizopoda, eg, Entamoeba, Amoeba. Nucleus and ectoplasm are present in all protozoans.


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