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Microbiology, Fifth Edition
Microbiology, 5/e
Lansing M Prescott, Augustana College
Donald A Klein, Colorado State University
John P Harley, Eastern Kentucky University
The Protozoa

Web Exercise

1. Why is the generic name "protozoa" used to describe this vast array of organisms? Is there a better way to group them? Do scientists need to group them as protozoa if they already belong in specific taxa? Write a short essay defending your answers to these questions.

2. Go to http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/taxaform.html and click on "protista" to see excellent photographs and drawings of a variety of protozoa.









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