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 close relationship where the parasite lives on or inside the host, causing it harm. D) A mutualistic relationship where both organisms benefit equally.
A) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek B) Entomologist E. O. Wilson C) Francesco Redi D) Ridley Scott
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 are larger than their hosts and typically kill them quickly. C) Parasites and predators both always kill their hosts. D) Parasites only interact with their hosts briefly.
A) Vector-transmitted parasitism B) Parasitic castration C) Directly transmitted parasitism D) Trophically-transmitted parasitism
A) Size difference between parasite and host B) Invasiveness, distinguishing between endoparasites and ectoparasites. C) The type of food the parasite consumes D) The speed at which parasites reproduce
A) By avoiding interaction with other species B) By living independently of any host C) By exploiting hosts for resources necessary for survival, such as feeding on them. D) By providing benefits to their hosts
A) The Aztec Empire B) Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome C) Medieval Europe D) The Inca Civilization
A) Jonathan Swift B) E. O. Wilson C) Francesco Redi D) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in 1681
A) Leeuwenhoek's scientific observations B) Jonathan Swift's 'On Poetry: A Rhapsody' C) Ridley Scott's film Alien D) Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula
A) From English Middle Ages terminology. B) From Medieval French parasite, from Latinised form parasitus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parasitos). C) From Latin parasitus directly. D) From a 19th-century scientific term.
A) 1539 B) 1681 C) 1733 D) 1611
A) Facultative B) Indirect C) Direct D) Obligate
A) Bacteria B) Protozoans C) Viruses D) Helminths
A) Vibration B) Exhaled carbon dioxide C) Light D) Skin odours
A) Facultative endoparasite B) Macroparasite C) Microparasite D) Obligate ectoparasite
A) Aphid B) Caterpillar C) Scale insect D) Butterfly
A) Trophically-transmitted parasitism B) Directly transmitted parasitism C) Vector-transmitted parasitism D) Parasitic castrators
A) Sacculina B) Ancylostoma C) Toxoplasma D) Schistosoma
A) They lose their ability to swim. B) They develop female secondary sex characteristics. C) Their claws grow larger. D) They become immune to other parasites.
A) Random distribution B) Continuous distribution C) Uniform distribution D) Aggregated distribution
A) Toxoplasma gondii B) Ascaris lumbricoides C) Zoogonus lasius D) Schistosoma mansoni
A) Autoinfection B) Serial transmission C) Vector-borne infection D) Cross-infection
A) Parasitoidism B) Directly transmitted parasitism C) Parasitic castration D) Trophically-transmitted parasitism
A) Copepods B) Trematodes C) Lice D) Acanthocephalans
A) Parasitic castration B) Trophically-transmitted parasitism C) Vector-transmitted parasitism D) Directly transmitted parasitism
A) Bacteria B) Lice C) Cestodes D) Mites
A) Chagas disease B) Malaria C) Lyme disease D) Toxoplasmosis
A) Plasmodium B) Trypanosoma C) Leishmania D) Giardia
A) Koinobionts B) Endoparasites C) Idiobionts D) Ectoparasites
A) Ectoparasites B) Idiobiont parasitoids C) Endoparasites D) Koinobiont parasitoids
A) Vampire bats B) Lampreys C) Mosquitoes D) Leeches
A) Omnivorous B) Carnivorous C) Herbivorous D) Hematophagic
A) Hyperparasitism B) Social parasitism C) Kleptoparasitism D) Brood parasitism
A) Bombus bohemicus taking over bee hives B) CHV1 virus controlling chestnut blight C) Ant mimicry by Phengaris arion larvae D) Bacteriophages limiting bacterial infections
A) Large blue butterfly, Phengaris arion B) Vampire bats C) Leeches D) Mosquitoes
A) Photosynthesis B) Vectors C) Physical contact D) Fecal–oral route
A) Leeches B) Lampreys C) Fleas D) Mosquitoes
A) Less than 20% B) About 30% C) Over 40% D) Exactly 50%
A) Laying more eggs B) Hiding in dense foliage C) Building stronger nests D) Egg polymorphism
A) Brother B) Predator C) Thief D) Sibling
A) Cowbirds B) Whydahs C) Cuckoos D) Skuas
A) Brood parasitism B) Sibling-parasitism C) Sexual parasitism D) Kleptoparasitism
A) Adelphoparasitism B) Sexual parasitism C) Brood parasitism D) Kleptoparasitism
A) Cowbirds B) Skuas C) Whydahs D) Cuculidae
A) Modified roots called haustoria B) Flowers C) Stems D) Leaves
A) Cuscuta B) Species within the Orobanchaceae (broomrapes) C) Striga D) Mistletoe
A) About 50 species B) About 10,000 species C) About 4,500 species D) About 100 species
A) Hemibiotrophs B) Saprophytes C) Biotrophs D) Necrotrophs
A) Armillaria B) Ustilago maydis C) Plasmodium D) Microsporidia
A) Necrotrophic pathogens B) Hemibiotrophs C) Biotrophs D) Symbionts
A) Pathogenic shift B) Symbiotic transition C) Biotrophy-necrotrophy switch D) Host adaptation
A) Microsporidia B) Ustilago C) Plasmodium D) Armillaria
A) Amoebic dysentery B) Corn smut C) Malaria D) Sleeping sickness
A) Microsporidia B) Necrotrophs C) Biotrophs D) Hemibiotrophs
A) Amoebic dysentery B) Sleeping sickness C) Malaria D) Corn smut
A) Trypanosoma B) Borrelia C) Entamoeba D) Plasmodium
A) Haemophilus influenzae B) Campylobacter jejuni C) Bacillus anthracis D) Borrelia
A) Borrelia B) Treponema pallidum C) Haemophilus influenzae D) Campylobacter jejuni
A) Campylobacter jejuni B) Treponema pallidum C) Haemophilus influenzae D) Bacillus anthracis
A) Bacteria B) Fungi C) Plants D) Animals
A) 75,000 B) 300,000 C) 342 D) 70
A) Triceratops B) Tyrannosaurus C) Velociraptor D) Stegosaurus
A) Bacterium B) Worm C) Protozoan D) Flea
A) Jurassic B) Permian C) Early Cretaceous D) Late Triassic
A) Wolbachia B) Escherichia coli C) Bacillus subtilis D) Staphylococcus aureus
A) Peter Kropotkin B) Lynn Margulis C) Charles Darwin D) Gregor Mendel
A) Fermentation B) Photosynthesis C) Respiration D) Symbiogenesis
A) 50,000 years B) 100 million years C) At least 30 million years D) 5 million years
A) The Lamarckian inheritance hypothesis B) The Red Queen hypothesis C) The Mendelian genetics hypothesis D) The Darwinian evolution hypothesis
A) Henneguya zschokkei B) Euhaplorchis californiensis C) Cyclosa argenteoalba D) Toxoplasma gondii
A) Killifish B) Cats C) Egrets D) Mice
A) Toxoplasma gondii B) Henneguya zschokkei C) Euhaplorchis californiensis D) Cyclosa argenteoalba
A) Ability to see B) Ability to hear C) Ability to reproduce D) The ability to fly
A) Cyclosa argenteoalba B) Euhaplorchis californiensis C) Henneguya zschokkei D) Toxoplasma gondii
A) Tears B) Antibodies C) Skin D) Lysozyme
A) Testosterone B) Lysozyme C) Sebum D) Hydrochloric acid
A) Robert Poulin B) Rachel Carson C) E.O. Wilson D) Charles Darwin
A) The top position. B) A middle position. C) They are not depicted in food webs. D) The bottom position.
A) Avicenna B) Jehan de Brie C) Hippocrates D) Galen
A) Osservazioni intorno agli animali viventi che si trovano negli animali viventi B) De Motu Cordis C) Micrographia D) Esperienze Intorno alla Generazione degl'Insetti
A) Fasciola hepatica B) Giardia lamblia C) Echinococcus granulosus D) Sarcoptes scabiei |