A) A mutualistic relationship where both organisms benefit equally. B) An independent relationship with no interaction between the two species. C) A commensal relationship where one organism benefits without affecting the other. D) A close relationship where the parasite lives on or inside the host, causing it harm.
A) Entomologist E. O. Wilson B) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek C) Ridley Scott D) Francesco Redi
A) The agent of malaria B) Vampire bats C) Hookworms 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 and predators both always kill their hosts. C) Parasites are larger than their hosts and typically kill them quickly. D) Parasites only interact with their hosts briefly.
A) Directly transmitted parasitism B) Trophically-transmitted parasitism C) Vector-transmitted parasitism D) Parasitic castration
A) The speed at which parasites reproduce B) The type of food the parasite consumes C) Invasiveness, distinguishing between endoparasites and ectoparasites. D) Size difference between parasite and host
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) Francesco Redi B) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in 1681 C) Jonathan Swift D) E. O. Wilson
A) Jonathan Swift's 'On Poetry: A Rhapsody' B) Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula C) Ridley Scott's film Alien D) Leeuwenhoek's scientific observations
A) From Medieval French parasite, from Latinised form parasitus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parasitos). B) From a 19th-century scientific term. C) From English Middle Ages terminology. D) From Latin parasitus directly.
A) 1681 B) 1733 C) 1539 D) 1611
A) Indirect B) Facultative C) Obligate D) Direct
A) Helminths B) Protozoans C) Viruses D) Bacteria
A) Vibration B) Exhaled carbon dioxide C) Skin odours D) Light
A) Microparasite B) Facultative endoparasite C) Macroparasite D) Obligate ectoparasite
A) Butterfly B) Aphid C) Caterpillar D) Scale insect
A) Parasitic castrators B) Vector-transmitted parasitism C) Directly transmitted parasitism D) Trophically-transmitted parasitism
A) Sacculina B) Ancylostoma C) Schistosoma D) Toxoplasma
A) They lose their ability to swim. B) They develop female secondary sex characteristics. C) They become immune to other parasites. D) Their claws grow larger.
A) Random distribution B) Uniform distribution C) Aggregated distribution D) Continuous distribution
A) Ascaris lumbricoides B) Schistosoma mansoni C) Toxoplasma gondii D) Zoogonus lasius
A) Autoinfection B) Vector-borne infection C) Serial transmission D) Cross-infection
A) Parasitic castration B) Parasitoidism C) Trophically-transmitted parasitism D) Directly transmitted parasitism
A) Trematodes B) Acanthocephalans C) Copepods D) Lice
A) Directly transmitted parasitism B) Trophically-transmitted parasitism C) Vector-transmitted parasitism D) Parasitic castration
A) Lice B) Bacteria C) Mites D) Cestodes
A) Lyme disease B) Malaria C) Toxoplasmosis D) Chagas disease
A) Plasmodium B) Leishmania C) Trypanosoma D) Giardia
A) Koinobionts B) Ectoparasites C) Endoparasites D) Idiobionts
A) Idiobiont parasitoids B) Ectoparasites C) Koinobiont parasitoids D) Endoparasites
A) Leeches B) Vampire bats C) Mosquitoes D) Lampreys
A) Herbivorous B) Hematophagic C) Carnivorous D) Omnivorous
A) Brood parasitism B) Kleptoparasitism C) Social parasitism D) Hyperparasitism
A) Ant mimicry by Phengaris arion larvae B) Bacteriophages limiting bacterial infections C) Bombus bohemicus taking over bee hives D) CHV1 virus controlling chestnut blight
A) Mosquitoes B) Large blue butterfly, Phengaris arion C) Vampire bats D) Leeches
A) Vectors B) Photosynthesis C) Fecal–oral route D) Physical contact
A) Mosquitoes B) Leeches C) Fleas D) Lampreys
A) Less than 20% B) About 30% C) Over 40% D) Exactly 50%
A) Hiding in dense foliage B) Building stronger nests C) Laying more eggs D) Egg polymorphism
A) Sibling B) Thief C) Brother D) Predator
A) Cowbirds B) Whydahs C) Cuckoos D) Skuas
A) Kleptoparasitism B) Sexual parasitism C) Brood parasitism D) Sibling-parasitism
A) Kleptoparasitism B) Sexual parasitism C) Adelphoparasitism D) Brood parasitism
A) Cuculidae B) Cowbirds C) Skuas D) Whydahs
A) Leaves B) Stems C) Flowers D) Modified roots called haustoria
A) Cuscuta B) Striga C) Species within the Orobanchaceae (broomrapes) D) Mistletoe
A) About 10,000 species B) About 100 species C) About 50 species D) About 4,500 species
A) Saprophytes B) Necrotrophs C) Hemibiotrophs D) Biotrophs
A) Microsporidia B) Armillaria C) Plasmodium D) Ustilago maydis
A) Necrotrophic pathogens B) Hemibiotrophs C) Symbionts D) Biotrophs
A) Host adaptation B) Symbiotic transition C) Pathogenic shift D) Biotrophy-necrotrophy switch
A) Microsporidia B) Armillaria C) Plasmodium D) Ustilago
A) Corn smut B) Amoebic dysentery C) Malaria D) Sleeping sickness
A) Biotrophs B) Hemibiotrophs C) Microsporidia D) Necrotrophs
A) Amoebic dysentery B) Sleeping sickness C) Corn smut D) Malaria
A) Plasmodium B) Entamoeba C) Borrelia D) Trypanosoma
A) Haemophilus influenzae B) Borrelia C) Bacillus anthracis D) Campylobacter jejuni
A) Borrelia B) Campylobacter jejuni C) Haemophilus influenzae D) Treponema pallidum
A) Haemophilus influenzae B) Treponema pallidum C) Bacillus anthracis D) Campylobacter jejuni
A) Bacteria B) Plants C) Fungi D) Animals
A) 75,000 B) 342 C) 70 D) 300,000
A) Tyrannosaurus B) Velociraptor C) Triceratops D) Stegosaurus
A) Worm B) Protozoan C) Bacterium D) Flea
A) Jurassic B) Early Cretaceous C) Permian D) Late Triassic
A) Escherichia coli B) Staphylococcus aureus C) Bacillus subtilis D) Wolbachia
A) Charles Darwin B) Gregor Mendel C) Lynn Margulis D) Peter Kropotkin
A) Respiration B) Photosynthesis C) Symbiogenesis D) Fermentation
A) At least 30 million years B) 50,000 years C) 5 million years D) 100 million years
A) The Darwinian evolution hypothesis B) The Red Queen hypothesis C) The Mendelian genetics hypothesis D) The Lamarckian inheritance hypothesis
A) Euhaplorchis californiensis B) Cyclosa argenteoalba C) Henneguya zschokkei D) Toxoplasma gondii
A) Cats B) Mice C) Killifish D) Egrets
A) Toxoplasma gondii B) Cyclosa argenteoalba C) Euhaplorchis californiensis D) Henneguya zschokkei
A) Ability to reproduce B) The ability to fly C) Ability to hear D) Ability to see
A) Toxoplasma gondii B) Henneguya zschokkei C) Cyclosa argenteoalba D) Euhaplorchis californiensis
A) Tears B) Lysozyme C) Antibodies D) Skin
A) Hydrochloric acid B) Sebum C) Lysozyme D) Testosterone
A) Charles Darwin B) Rachel Carson C) Robert Poulin 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) Jehan de Brie C) Avicenna D) Hippocrates
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) Echinococcus granulosus B) Sarcoptes scabiei C) Fasciola hepatica D) Giardia lamblia |