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