Kingdom Animalia: Multicellular Parasites Flashcards
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Proglottid
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A body segment of a tapeworm containing both male and female organs
2
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Gravid
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Pregnant; carrying eggs
3
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Cercaria
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A free-swimming larva of trematodes
4
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Monoecious
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Having both male and female reproductive capacities
5
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Dioecious
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Referring to organisms in which organs of different sexes are located in different individuals
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Intermediate Host
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An organism that harbors the larval or sexual stage of a Helminth or protozoan
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Definitive or Final Host
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An organism that harbors the adult, sexually mature form of a parasite
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Sexual Dimorphism
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The distinctly different appearance of adult male and female organisms
