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