Parasitology Exam 1 Questions And Answers
parasatoid spend a significant amount of time with a single host, toe boundary between
predation and parasitism i.e parasitoid wasp
cleptoparasite steals or scrounges food or other resources obtained by another organism
social parasites integrate or in...
parasatoid spend a significant amount of time with a single host, toe boundary between
predation and parasitism i.e parasitoid wasp
cleptoparasite steals or scrounges food or other resources obtained by another organism
social parasites integrate or invade i.e laying eggs in another birds nest or continually
stealing resources
definitive host an organism that harbors the adult, sexually mature form of a parasite
intermediate host an organism that supports the immature or nonreproductive forms of a
parasite.
accidental host one that can serve as a host, but is not the usual host in the parasites' life
cycle
paratenic host host that helps spread a parasite without the parasite developing within it i.e
bridges ecological gap
, Parasitology Exam 1 Questions And Answers
reservoir host harbor parasite allowing it to grow/multiply but the host is unharmed, not
intermediate or definitive host
biological vector necessary, parasite develops or replicates or both before being further
transmitted
mechanical vector simply transfer, no development or reproduction
diocious having male and female reproductive structures on separate organisms
monoecious having male and female reproductive organs in the same organism
stramenopiles - includes water molds, diatoms, and brown algae
- produce flagella of two different shapes in motile phase
- i.e organism that caused irish potato famine
alveolata - small membrane-bounded cavities called alveoli under their cell surfaces
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