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) Francesco Redi B) Entomologist E. O. Wilson C) Ridley Scott D) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
A) Vampire bats B) The agent of malaria C) Hookworms D) Mistletoe
A) Parasites only interact with their hosts briefly. B) Parasites are much smaller than their hosts, do not kill them, and often live on or in them for an extended period. C) Parasites and predators both always kill their hosts. D) Parasites are larger than their hosts and typically kill them quickly.
A) Vector-transmitted parasitism B) Directly transmitted parasitism C) Parasitic castration D) Trophically-transmitted parasitism
A) The speed at which parasites reproduce B) Invasiveness, distinguishing between endoparasites and ectoparasites. C) Size difference between parasite and host D) The type of food the parasite consumes
A) By living independently of any host B) By providing benefits to their hosts 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) The Inca Civilization C) Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome D) Medieval Europe
A) Francesco Redi B) E. O. Wilson C) Jonathan Swift D) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in 1681
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 English Middle Ages terminology. B) From Latin parasitus directly. C) From Medieval French parasite, from Latinised form parasitus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parasitos). D) From a 19th-century scientific term.
A) 1611 B) 1539 C) 1733 D) 1681
A) Direct B) Indirect C) Facultative D) Obligate
A) Protozoans B) Bacteria C) Viruses D) Helminths
A) Skin odours B) Exhaled carbon dioxide C) Vibration D) Light
A) Macroparasite B) Microparasite C) Facultative endoparasite D) Obligate ectoparasite
A) Aphid B) Caterpillar C) Butterfly D) Scale insect
A) Trophically-transmitted parasitism B) Directly transmitted parasitism C) Parasitic castrators D) Vector-transmitted parasitism
A) Sacculina B) Schistosoma C) Ancylostoma D) Toxoplasma
A) They develop female secondary sex characteristics. B) They become immune to other parasites. C) They lose their ability to swim. D) Their claws grow larger.
A) Continuous distribution B) Uniform distribution C) Aggregated distribution D) Random distribution
A) Toxoplasma gondii B) Schistosoma mansoni C) Zoogonus lasius D) Ascaris lumbricoides
A) Vector-borne infection B) Autoinfection C) Cross-infection D) Serial transmission
A) Parasitic castration B) Trophically-transmitted parasitism C) Parasitoidism D) Directly transmitted parasitism
A) Copepods B) Trematodes C) Lice D) Acanthocephalans
A) Parasitic castration B) Trophically-transmitted parasitism C) Directly transmitted parasitism D) Vector-transmitted parasitism
A) Bacteria B) Mites C) Lice D) Cestodes
A) Malaria B) Lyme disease C) Toxoplasmosis D) Chagas disease
A) Plasmodium B) Giardia C) Trypanosoma D) Leishmania
A) Ectoparasites B) Endoparasites C) Idiobionts D) Koinobionts
A) Ectoparasites B) Koinobiont parasitoids C) Endoparasites D) Idiobiont parasitoids
A) Lampreys B) Leeches C) Vampire bats D) Mosquitoes
A) Carnivorous B) Omnivorous C) Hematophagic D) Herbivorous
A) Kleptoparasitism B) Social parasitism C) Brood parasitism D) Hyperparasitism
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) Mosquitoes B) Vampire bats C) Leeches D) Large blue butterfly, Phengaris arion
A) Photosynthesis B) Fecal–oral route C) Vectors D) Physical contact
A) Fleas B) Mosquitoes C) Leeches D) Lampreys
A) About 30% B) Exactly 50% C) Less than 20% D) Over 40%
A) Hiding in dense foliage B) Laying more eggs C) Egg polymorphism D) Building stronger nests
A) Brother B) Thief C) Predator D) Sibling
A) Cuckoos B) Cowbirds C) Whydahs D) Skuas
A) Sibling-parasitism B) Sexual parasitism C) Kleptoparasitism D) Brood parasitism
A) Adelphoparasitism B) Kleptoparasitism C) Sexual parasitism D) Brood parasitism
A) Whydahs B) Skuas C) Cowbirds D) Cuculidae
A) Flowers B) Stems C) Modified roots called haustoria D) Leaves
A) Mistletoe B) Species within the Orobanchaceae (broomrapes) C) Striga D) Cuscuta
A) About 50 species B) About 10,000 species C) About 100 species D) About 4,500 species
A) Necrotrophs B) Saprophytes C) Biotrophs D) Hemibiotrophs
A) Ustilago maydis B) Microsporidia C) Armillaria D) Plasmodium
A) Symbionts B) Biotrophs C) Hemibiotrophs D) Necrotrophic pathogens
A) Pathogenic shift B) Biotrophy-necrotrophy switch C) Symbiotic transition D) Host adaptation
A) Armillaria B) Plasmodium C) Ustilago D) Microsporidia
A) Malaria B) Corn smut C) Sleeping sickness D) Amoebic dysentery
A) Microsporidia B) Biotrophs C) Necrotrophs D) Hemibiotrophs
A) Amoebic dysentery B) Sleeping sickness C) Malaria D) Corn smut
A) Trypanosoma B) Entamoeba C) Borrelia D) Plasmodium
A) Bacillus anthracis B) Borrelia C) Haemophilus influenzae D) Campylobacter jejuni
A) Campylobacter jejuni B) Treponema pallidum C) Haemophilus influenzae D) Borrelia
A) Treponema pallidum B) Haemophilus influenzae C) Bacillus anthracis D) Campylobacter jejuni
A) Bacteria B) Plants C) Animals D) Fungi
A) 70 B) 300,000 C) 75,000 D) 342
A) Stegosaurus B) Tyrannosaurus C) Velociraptor D) Triceratops
A) Bacterium B) Worm C) Protozoan D) Flea
A) Early Cretaceous B) Late Triassic C) Permian D) Jurassic
A) Bacillus subtilis B) Staphylococcus aureus C) Wolbachia D) Escherichia coli
A) Charles Darwin B) Gregor Mendel C) Lynn Margulis D) Peter Kropotkin
A) Photosynthesis B) Symbiogenesis C) Respiration D) Fermentation
A) At least 30 million years B) 100 million years C) 5 million years D) 50,000 years
A) The Darwinian evolution hypothesis B) The Red Queen hypothesis C) The Lamarckian inheritance hypothesis D) The Mendelian genetics hypothesis
A) Toxoplasma gondii B) Cyclosa argenteoalba C) Euhaplorchis californiensis D) Henneguya zschokkei
A) Killifish B) Mice C) Egrets D) Cats
A) Toxoplasma gondii B) Henneguya zschokkei C) Euhaplorchis californiensis D) Cyclosa argenteoalba
A) Ability to reproduce B) Ability to see C) Ability to hear D) The ability to fly
A) Henneguya zschokkei B) Cyclosa argenteoalba C) Toxoplasma gondii D) Euhaplorchis californiensis
A) Antibodies B) Tears C) Lysozyme D) Skin
A) Testosterone B) Hydrochloric acid C) Lysozyme D) Sebum
A) Rachel Carson B) Robert Poulin C) Charles Darwin D) E.O. Wilson
A) The top position. B) The bottom position. C) A middle position. D) They are not depicted in food webs.
A) Hippocrates B) Jehan de Brie C) Avicenna D) Galen
A) De Motu Cordis B) Osservazioni intorno agli animali viventi che si trovano negli animali viventi C) Esperienze Intorno alla Generazione degl'Insetti D) Micrographia
A) Sarcoptes scabiei B) Echinococcus granulosus C) Fasciola hepatica D) Giardia lamblia |