Parasitology Quiz 1

The science of host and parasite relationships.

• Parasitology

• Medical Parasitology

• Parasite

• Host

A symbiotic relationship in which one organism is benefited at the expense of the host.

• Mutualism

• Symbiosis

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

This type of host is used by the parasite to ensure survival until a new host is found.

• Paratenic host

• Definitive host

• Intermediate host

• Reservoir host

A never ending chain of events in which a parasite is transmitted directly from one host to the next without an intermediate host or vector of another species.

• Indirect life cycle

• Direct life cycle

Parasite which cannot be transmitted through ingestion, except.

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What is the life cycle depicted in the picture?

• Indirect life cycle

• Direct life cycle