[Campbell Biology P.649] Regarding Kinetoplastids and their parasitic genus Trypanosoma , wh... | Practice Question
Regarding Kinetoplastids and their parasitic genus Trypanosoma , which statement is FALSE?
A: Kinetoplastids are characterized by a single large mitochondrion containing a kinetoplast.
B: *Trypanosoma* causes sleeping sickness, which is a neurological disease transmitted by the African tsetse fly.
C: *Trypanosoma* uses a "bait-and-switch" defense mechanism by continually changing its surface proteins to evade the host's immune system.
D: Chagas' disease, caused by *Trypanosoma*, is primarily transmitted by ingesting contaminated food or water.
Explanation
While Kinetoplastids can inhabit various environments and cause diseases, Chagas' disease, specifically, is transmitted by bloodsucking insects, not primarily through contaminated food or water. The other statements are correct descriptions from the text.