Exam 1 Clicker Questions

Question 1

Parasitism is a relationship where:

a) One member benefits while the other neither benefits nor is harmed.
b) Where an organism lives in or on the body of another organism, at the expense of that organism.
c) Where two organisms depend on each other physiologically and both members benefit from the relationship.

Answer 1

B.

Question 2

An obligate host which alternates with the definitive host and harbors a larval stage of the parasite. Usually where asexual reproduction occurs is the:

a) Definitive host.
b) Intermediate host.
c) Paratenic or transport host.

Answer 2

B.

Question 3

Motile feeding form:

a) Trophozoite.
b) Cyst.

Answer 3

A.

Question 4

Most flagellates divide by:

a) Transverse binary fission.
b) Longitudinal fission.

Answer 4

B.

Question 5

Schizogony is:

a) Nuclear division followed by cytokinesis.
b) Cytokinesis followed by nuclear division.
c) Internal budding.
d) External budding.

Answer 5

A.