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