Question

Describe the basic structures of protozoa. Can these same structures be seen in bacteria using a light microscope?

Answer 1

the basic structure or a protozoa is a unicellular eukaryote that has a relatively complicated internal strucuture and are meant to carry out complex metabolic activities. Some protozoa also have structures for propulsion or other types of movements. and yes they can be seen under light microscope

Answer 2

The basic structures of Protozoa include the following

• Locomotory organs such as Flagella for movement

• Pellicle which their bodies are covered with

• A well defined nucleus

• Contractile vacuole for those who live in freshwater.

Protozoa is an eukaryote because its nucleus is well defined due to the

presence of nuclear membrane . It is also referred to as a unicellular

organism.

The basic structures of a protozoa can be seen under a light microscope

and a common example is Amoeba.

Read more about Protozoa here