Micro Final (new content) Flashcards
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A ________ parasite is an organism that may become parasitic but does not require a _____ for completion of its life cycle
Facultative; host
Which of the following statements are correct:
a) Ectoparasites can live part of their life cycle as free-living
b) A caligid copepod living on skin of fish is an ectoparasite
c) A cestode platyhelminth living in the intestine of fish is an endoparasite
d) All of the above are correct
d) all of the above
What is true of epibiosis and phoresis?
a) They are facultative obligate parasites
b) They involve mutual parasitism
c) It is the “act of being carried”
d) all of the above
c) It is the act of being carried
Flagellates feeding on bacteria that is on the surface of a fish, and Entamoeba sp. also feeding on bacteria in the human intestine are examples of what?
a) Parasitism
b) Commensalism
c) Epibiotic and phoresis
d) None of the above
b) commensalism
True or False
In commensalism the host benefits but is not harmed
False
The host neither benefits or is harmed
Vermiform (or worm-like) in form, helminths are parasitic worms that are large and multicellular. What 4 phylum fall under this category?
a) Phylum Nematoda
b) Phylum Platyhelminthes
c) Phylum Acanthocephala
d) Phylum Annelida
What phylum are roundworms?
a) Nematoda
b) Platyhelminthes
c) Acanthocephala
d) Annelida
a) Nematoda
What phylum do flatworms belong?
a) Nematoda
b) Platyhelminthes
c) Acanthocephala
d) Annelida
b) Platyhelminthes
In what phylum do thorny-headed worms belong?
a) Nematoda
b) Platyhelminthes
c) Acanthocephala
d) Annelida
c) Acanthocephala
In what phylum do segmented, non-parasitic worms belong?
a) Nematoda
b) Platyhelminthes
c) Acanthocephala
d) Annelida
d) Annelida (ex: leeches)
What class do tapeworms belong?
a) Cestoda
b) Trematoda
c) Monogenea
d) Turbellaria
a) Cestoda
In what class do endoparasitic flukes belong?
a) Cestoda
b) Trematoda
c) Monogenea
d) Turbellaria
b) Trematoda
In what class do ectoparasitic skin flukes belong?
a) Cestoda
b) Trematoda
c) Monogenea
d) Turbellaria
c) Monogenea
In what class do free-living flatworms belong?
a) Cestoda
b) Trematoda
c) Monogenea
d) Turbellaria
d) Turbellaria
Which of the following statements is false:
a) Parasites are smaller than their host
b) Parasites reduce host fitness
c) Parasites typically kill the host
d) They reproduce after than the host
c) Parasites typically kill the host - They DO NOT typically kill their host as that would not benefit them
Required, serves as temporary but necessary host for continued development of essential life stages
a) Intermediate host
b) Paratenic host
c) Aberrant host
d) Dead-end host
a) Intermediate host
A non-required transport host in which no development of the parasite occurs
a) Intermediate host
b) Paratenic host
c) Aberrant host
d) Dead-end host
b) Paratenic host (or transport host)
Host not usually used by the parasite, development is slow or incomplete
a) Intermediate host
b) Paratenic host
c) Aberrant host
d) Dead-end host
c) Aberrant host (or abnormal host)
A host that generally does not allow transmission to the definitive host, thereby preventing the parasite from completing its development
a) Intermediate host
b) Paratenic host
c) Aberrant host
d) Dead-end host
d) Dead-end host (or incidental host)
Which of the following is a correct statement regarding direct/simple life cycles:
a) Only one host is required
b) Can be host specific or broad spectrum
c) Parasites without an IH have direct life cycles
d) all of the above
d) All of the above
Sexual reproduction takes place in what type of host?
a) Intermediate
b) Dead end
c) Definitive
d) none of the above
c) Definitive
Which of the following is true regarding indirect life cycles?
a) Two or more hosts required
b) The final host is the definitive host
c) There are stages of the life cycle in the host as well as the environment
d) All of the above are correct
d) all of the above
The canine heartworm is an example of what type of life cycle?
a) Direct life cycle
b) Indirect
c) Direct w/ paratenic host
d) Direct w/ aberrant host
b) Indirect
In the life cycle of toxocara canis, adult worms lay eggs in the small intestines, which are then excreted through feces and may be digested by mice. The mice then can excrete the eggs which are then ingested by the dog or cat, starting the life cycle over again. What type of life cycle and host is exemplified with this example? Explain your answer.
Direct life cycle; Paratenic host
DIrect life cycle because only one host is required. Paratenic host because it doesn’t need the host for development and is just used for “transport”