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