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