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Parisitology Test #1
Parasites
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
09/25/2015

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Term
Plant/animals provide
Definition
rich environments for parasites
Term
Not a parasite, then you are a
Definition
host
Term
Humans are affected by
Definition
hundred protozoans,worms,lice and mites
Term
What are the two organismal interactions
Definition
Inter-specific and Intra-specific
Term
Intra-Specific interactions
Definition
Are Interactions of individuals of the same species.

Simple associations: flock of sheep
– Complex associations: Jellyfish, Sea Anemones
Colony of genetically identical but polymorphic individuals
Term
Inter-Specific interactions
Definition
Interactions between different species of organisms.
-Can Vary from simple to extremely complex
Term
(0),(-),(+)
Definition
No Effect, Negative, Positive
Term
The term that means living together
Definition
Symbiosis
Term
Endosymbiont
Definition
is an organism that lives within the host usually an obligate relationship
Term
Ectosymbiont
Definition
on another organism that provides it
with some benefit usually
nutritional
Term
Commensalism
Definition
an association in which the commensal takes the benefit without causing injury to the host
Term
One organism that can be a parasite with one organism
Definition
Commensal
Term
One benefits and host is neither helped nor harmed
Definition
Commensual
Term
The commensal organisms in humans are
Definition
Lumenal Protozoans
Term
Both partners benefit
Definition
Mutualism
Term
Nematodes are infected with what bacteria
Definition
Wolbachia and provides essential metabolites for the worm
Term
Phoresis
Definition
Two organisms simply traveling together, neither helped or harmed.  One is tranporting the other and one is usually smaller than the other.
Term
Parasitism
Definition
(-,+) Stealing nutrients from Host Ex. Severe Malaria
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