Curated OER
Protozoans
In this protozoans worksheet, students observe pond water using a microscope to identify the four classes of single-celled organisms including sarcodines, ciliates, flagellates and sporozoans.
World Health Organization
World Health Organization: Malaria
An extensive overview of the Plasmodium parasite that cause malaria. Topics include distribution, causative agent, transmission and symptoms.
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: The Protists
A brief, but informative paragraph describing the parasitic nature of sporozoans, part of a larger page about single-celled organisms.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Malaria
Extensive information about malaria.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Classification and Characteristics of Protozoa
Discusses the general characteristics of protozoa and how they can be divided into different types based on their mode of locomotion, mode of nutrition, or mode of respiration. Includes a list of facts about protozoa.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Animal Like Protists
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Animal-like protists are called protozoa. Protozoa are single-celled eukaryotes that share some traits with animals. Like animals, they can move, and they are...