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What kind of host harbors a parasite during its adult stage of development? |
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What kind of host harbors a parasite during its larval stage of development? |
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What type of host is not necessary for the development of a parasite but can be used as a temporary refuge? |
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Transport (Paratenic) Host |
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What type of host harbors parasites which are also infective to humans? |
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What type of parasite does not require a host for survival? |
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What type of parasite does require a host for survival? |
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Commensalism describes a symbiotic relationship in which… |
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The parasite benefits, the host is unaffected |
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Mutualism describes a symbiotic relationship in which… |
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Both parasite and host benefit |
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A disease transmitted from an animal to a human; from an accidental parasite OR a disease that a human shares with another animal |
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True/False A biological vector is NOT necessary for the completion of a parasite’s life cycle. |
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Name a source in which people can become infected with a parasite |
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Direct contact, air, water, food, soil, fomite |
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A contaminated inanimate object |
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Nematodes are also referred to as… |
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Cestodes are also referred to as… |
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Trematodes are also referred to as… |
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Subgroups of Protozoans are differentiated by what? |
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What are the three stages of development for helminths? |
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What are the two main stages of development for protozoans? |
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How many body segments do arachnids have? |
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How many legs do insects have? |
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True/False Arachnids have wings. |
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What Arthropod group do Lice belong to? |
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What arthropod group do mites belong to? |
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By what means do Sporozoans move? |
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