A) An independent relationship with no interaction between the two species. B) A close relationship where the parasite lives on or inside the host, causing it harm. C) A mutualistic relationship where both organisms benefit equally. D) A commensal relationship where one organism benefits without affecting the other.
A) Francesco Redi B) Entomologist E. O. Wilson C) Ridley Scott D) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
A) Hookworms B) Vampire bats C) The agent of malaria D) Mistletoe
A) Parasites are much smaller than their hosts, do not kill them, and often live on or in them for an extended period. B) Parasites are larger than their hosts and typically kill them quickly. C) Parasites only interact with their hosts briefly. D) Parasites and predators both always kill their hosts.
A) Trophically-transmitted parasitism B) Parasitic castration C) Vector-transmitted parasitism D) Directly transmitted parasitism
A) Size difference between parasite and host B) The type of food the parasite consumes C) Invasiveness, distinguishing between endoparasites and ectoparasites. D) The speed at which parasites reproduce
A) By exploiting hosts for resources necessary for survival, such as feeding on them. B) By providing benefits to their hosts C) By living independently of any host D) By avoiding interaction with other species
A) The Inca Civilization B) Medieval Europe C) Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome D) The Aztec Empire
A) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in 1681 B) E. O. Wilson C) Jonathan Swift D) Francesco Redi
A) Jonathan Swift's 'On Poetry: A Rhapsody' B) Ridley Scott's film Alien C) Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula D) Leeuwenhoek's scientific observations
A) From a 19th-century scientific term. B) From Medieval French parasite, from Latinised form parasitus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parasitos). C) From English Middle Ages terminology. D) From Latin parasitus directly.
A) 1733 B) 1539 C) 1611 D) 1681
A) Facultative B) Obligate C) Indirect D) Direct
A) Protozoans B) Helminths C) Bacteria D) Viruses
A) Vibration B) Exhaled carbon dioxide C) Skin odours D) Light
A) Macroparasite B) Obligate ectoparasite C) Facultative endoparasite D) Microparasite
A) Caterpillar B) Butterfly C) Scale insect D) Aphid
A) Trophically-transmitted parasitism B) Directly transmitted parasitism C) Vector-transmitted parasitism D) Parasitic castrators
A) Sacculina B) Schistosoma C) Ancylostoma D) Toxoplasma
A) They develop female secondary sex characteristics. B) They lose their ability to swim. C) Their claws grow larger. D) They become immune to other parasites.
A) Aggregated distribution B) Uniform distribution C) Continuous distribution D) Random distribution
A) Schistosoma mansoni B) Toxoplasma gondii C) Zoogonus lasius D) Ascaris lumbricoides
A) Autoinfection B) Vector-borne infection C) Cross-infection D) Serial transmission
A) Trophically-transmitted parasitism B) Parasitic castration C) Parasitoidism D) Directly transmitted parasitism
A) Lice B) Copepods C) Acanthocephalans D) Trematodes
A) Parasitic castration B) Directly transmitted parasitism C) Trophically-transmitted parasitism D) Vector-transmitted parasitism
A) Bacteria B) Lice C) Mites D) Cestodes
A) Toxoplasmosis B) Lyme disease C) Chagas disease D) Malaria
A) Trypanosoma B) Leishmania C) Plasmodium D) Giardia
A) Ectoparasites B) Koinobionts C) Endoparasites D) Idiobionts
A) Ectoparasites B) Endoparasites C) Koinobiont parasitoids D) Idiobiont parasitoids
A) Lampreys B) Mosquitoes C) Leeches D) Vampire bats
A) Hematophagic B) Carnivorous C) Herbivorous D) Omnivorous
A) Brood parasitism B) Social parasitism C) Hyperparasitism D) Kleptoparasitism
A) Bombus bohemicus taking over bee hives B) Ant mimicry by Phengaris arion larvae C) CHV1 virus controlling chestnut blight D) Bacteriophages limiting bacterial infections
A) Vampire bats B) Leeches C) Large blue butterfly, Phengaris arion D) Mosquitoes
A) Photosynthesis B) Physical contact C) Vectors D) Fecal–oral route
A) Leeches B) Lampreys C) Fleas D) Mosquitoes
A) Exactly 50% B) About 30% C) Over 40% D) Less than 20%
A) Laying more eggs B) Building stronger nests C) Hiding in dense foliage D) Egg polymorphism
A) Sibling B) Brother C) Thief D) Predator
A) Skuas B) Cowbirds C) Cuckoos D) Whydahs
A) Kleptoparasitism B) Sibling-parasitism C) Brood parasitism D) Sexual parasitism
A) Kleptoparasitism B) Adelphoparasitism C) Brood parasitism D) Sexual parasitism
A) Whydahs B) Skuas C) Cuculidae D) Cowbirds
A) Flowers B) Stems C) Modified roots called haustoria D) Leaves
A) Mistletoe B) Cuscuta C) Species within the Orobanchaceae (broomrapes) D) Striga
A) About 4,500 species B) About 50 species C) About 10,000 species D) About 100 species
A) Saprophytes B) Hemibiotrophs C) Necrotrophs D) Biotrophs
A) Microsporidia B) Plasmodium C) Armillaria D) Ustilago maydis
A) Symbionts B) Hemibiotrophs C) Necrotrophic pathogens D) Biotrophs
A) Pathogenic shift B) Host adaptation C) Symbiotic transition D) Biotrophy-necrotrophy switch
A) Plasmodium B) Armillaria C) Ustilago D) Microsporidia
A) Amoebic dysentery B) Sleeping sickness C) Corn smut D) Malaria
A) Necrotrophs B) Biotrophs C) Hemibiotrophs D) Microsporidia
A) Sleeping sickness B) Corn smut C) Amoebic dysentery D) Malaria
A) Trypanosoma B) Entamoeba C) Plasmodium D) Borrelia
A) Haemophilus influenzae B) Bacillus anthracis C) Campylobacter jejuni D) Borrelia
A) Campylobacter jejuni B) Haemophilus influenzae C) Borrelia D) Treponema pallidum
A) Bacillus anthracis B) Campylobacter jejuni C) Treponema pallidum D) Haemophilus influenzae
A) Plants B) Fungi C) Animals D) Bacteria
A) 70 B) 300,000 C) 342 D) 75,000
A) Tyrannosaurus B) Stegosaurus C) Velociraptor D) Triceratops
A) Protozoan B) Flea C) Worm D) Bacterium
A) Permian B) Early Cretaceous C) Jurassic D) Late Triassic
A) Escherichia coli B) Wolbachia C) Staphylococcus aureus D) Bacillus subtilis
A) Charles Darwin B) Peter Kropotkin C) Lynn Margulis D) Gregor Mendel
A) Fermentation B) Photosynthesis C) Respiration D) Symbiogenesis
A) 100 million years B) 5 million years C) 50,000 years D) At least 30 million years
A) The Mendelian genetics hypothesis B) The Darwinian evolution hypothesis C) The Red Queen hypothesis D) The Lamarckian inheritance hypothesis
A) Cyclosa argenteoalba B) Henneguya zschokkei C) Euhaplorchis californiensis D) Toxoplasma gondii
A) Egrets B) Mice C) Killifish D) Cats
A) Euhaplorchis californiensis B) Cyclosa argenteoalba C) Toxoplasma gondii D) Henneguya zschokkei
A) The ability to fly B) Ability to reproduce C) Ability to see D) Ability to hear
A) Cyclosa argenteoalba B) Toxoplasma gondii C) Euhaplorchis californiensis D) Henneguya zschokkei
A) Lysozyme B) Tears C) Skin D) Antibodies
A) Lysozyme B) Sebum C) Hydrochloric acid D) Testosterone
A) Rachel Carson B) E.O. Wilson C) Robert Poulin D) Charles Darwin
A) The top position. B) They are not depicted in food webs. C) The bottom position. D) A middle position.
A) Jehan de Brie B) Avicenna C) Galen D) Hippocrates
A) Osservazioni intorno agli animali viventi che si trovano negli animali viventi B) Micrographia C) Esperienze Intorno alla Generazione degl'Insetti D) De Motu Cordis
A) Sarcoptes scabiei B) Giardia lamblia C) Fasciola hepatica D) Echinococcus granulosus |