Parasitology

Identify the correct definition of the term parasite:

• A micro-organism that invades host cells and replicates inside them
• An organism that lives in or on another living body to benefit the host
• An organism that lives in or on another living body to benefit itself

Identify the correct definition of the term endoparasite:

• Lives on the surface of the host organism
• Lives in the body cavities of the host organism

Identify the correct definition of the term ectoparasite:

• Lives on the surface of the host organism
• Lives in the body cavities of the host organism

The term for the animal that a parasite lives on/in is:

• Fomite
• Micro-organism
• Host
• Vector

Identify which of the listed parasites is not an ectoparasite:

• Roundworm
• Cheyletiella mites
• Fleas
• Ticks

Identify which of the listed parasites is not an endoparasite:

• Lungworm
• Tapeworm
• Demodex mites
• Roundworm

An organism that lives on or in another organism and benefits by gaining nutrition at the host’s expense

• parasite
• vector
• arthropod
• host

A person, animal or microscopic organism that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism.

• vector
• arthropod
• parasite
• host

What is the study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them?

• Mycology
• Parasitology
• Virology
• Bacteriology

the most common endoparasite of puppies and kittens is 

• flea
• roundworm
• mite
• protozoa