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