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