ALSA S1 Review final

What is it called when an animal has a virus or bacterial infection?

• disorder

• disease

• cotangent

• tragedy

Answer explanation

disorder is genetic or cellularly created a disease is infectious or contagious and usually caused by a bacteria or infection

What is a vector? Select all that apply

• an animal that carries the parasite

• an animal that gives the disease

• the parasite itself

• The disease

Answer explanation

Carries a parasite is host, parasite is agent, gives parasite is vector

What is a host?

• An animal that carries the parasite

• An animal that gives the parasite

• the parasite itself

• the diease

Answer explanation

Carries a parasite is host, parasite is agent, gives parasite is vector

What is an Agent?

• The animal that carries the parasite

• The animal that gives the parasite

• The parasite itself

• The disease

Answer explanation

Carries a parasite/gets disease is host, Disease is agent, gives the disease (parasite) is vectors

A parasite microorganism a

• helminth

• protozoa

• arthropod

Answer explanation

Helminths are worms, arthropods ore bugs and protozoa are single celled organisms

Heartworm is

• Helminth

• protozoa

• arthropod

• Terrible

Answer explanation

Helminths are worms, arthropods ore bugs and protozoa are single celled organisms

Tick is

• Helminth

• Protozoa

• Arthropod

• gross

Answer explanation

Helminths are worms, arthropods ore bugs and protozoa are single celled organisms

A tick is a

• Host

• Agent

• Fomite

• Parasite

Answer explanation

host carries, vector transfers disease, parasite transfers disease, agent is the virus or bacteria

An infectious disease is transferred by being

• ingestion, bites, dirty water

• inhaled, bites, food

• ingested, inhaled, and adsorbed

• food, dirty water, absorbed

an contagious disease is a(n)

• infectious

• non-communicable

• pain in the butt

• vector

Answer explanation

a disease is infectious but not always contagious