Biological Classification Question 73

73. Which is true about Trypanosoma?

(a) Polymorphic

(b) Monogenetic

(c) Facultative Parasite

(d) Non-pathogenic

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Answer : a

Hints & Solutions

(a) Trypanosoma is polymorphic i.e. it exists in different forms in the successive stages of its life cycle. These are Leishmania, Leptomonad, Crituidial and trypanosomal stages.