MIP 260 Exam Review Questions with Correct Answers

MIP 260 Exam Review Questions
with Correct Answers

What is a definitive host? - Answer-The host in which a parasite reaches sexual
maturity.

All are challenges for the global elimination of parasitic diseases except for...
A. Drug resistance
B. Vector control
C. Road improvements in developing countries
D. Widespread use of cellphones - Answer-D- widespread use of cellphones

What is night soil? - Answer-Human feces and urine.

Protozoa are... (select all that apply)
A. Single celled organisms
B. All parasitic
C. Able to undergo asexual or sexual reproduction (depending on species)
D. All able to encyst - Answer-A- single-celled organisms
and
C- able to undergo asexual or sexual reproduction (depending on species)

Organelles that are used in locomotion are...
A. Flagella
B. Pseudopodia
C. Cilia
D. All of these are involved in locomotion - Answer-D- all are involved in locomotion.

True or False: Gametogony is a form of asexual reproduction in which many daughter
cells are produced simultaneously - Answer-False- What is being described in the
question is Merogony/Schizogony

The vector of African Trypanosomes is...
A. Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.)
B. Kissing Bugs (triatomine bug)
C. Sand Fly - Answer-A. Tsetse fly

Romaña's sign is a symptom that is often indicative of...
A. Acute Chagas' Disease