Parasite Identification

What is a parasite?

• a plant that eat insects

• an Insect that eats plants

• a plant or animal that lives on or in another organism

• an organism that lives within a plant or animal

What is the host?

• a plant

• an organism that has a plant or animal living on or within it.

• another name for a parasite

• causes illnesses such as anemia, diarrhea and general poor health.

What is an ectoparasite?

• A parasite that lives inside the body

• A parasite that lives outside the body

What is an endoparasite?

• A parasite that live inside the body.

• A parasite that lives outside the body.

What is an infestation?

• Many parasites that live in the food of an animal.

• Parasites that are bred to be studied

• A group of parasites that cause economic damaged

• A group of external parasites that live on an individual animal

How do you define a life cycle?

• A series of events that allow a parasite to reproduces.

• a time period in which the parasite transmits a disease from an animal to a human.

• A parasite that lives and dies on a host.

• A parasite that parasite that lives on a host, but dies elsewhere.

What is an intermediate host?

• A parasite that lives indirectly with a host

• A second organism which which a parasite needs to develop to the infectious stage.

What is an example(s) of an endoparasite?

• hookworms

• fleas

• mites

• strongyles

What is an en example of an ectoparasite?

• Tick

• ascarids

• tapeworms

• flea