Parasite Unit Practice

Giardia is a protozoan, what kingdom does it belong to?

• plantae

• animalia

• protista

• fungi

A parasite that causes infection INSIDE an animal is

• endoparasite

• ectoparasite

• insect

• vector

Which is an ectoparasite

• mites

• hookworm

• pinworm

• tapeworm

The level of classification that is most specific is

• kingdom

• phylum

• class

• species

A parasite that draws blood, irritates skin, and causes restlessness is

• ectoparasite

• endoparasite

• helminth

• vector

When a parasite is in the immature state what type of host does it live on?

• intermediate

• definitive

• paratenic

• reservoir

a parasite with a direct life cycle

• takes under a year to infect the host

• moves from an intermediate host to a definitive host

• only has a definitive host

• has at lease one intermediate host

What is the order for complete metemorphosis

• egg larva pupa adult

• egg pupa larva adult

• pupa egg larva adult

• egg adult pupa larva

what parasites DO NOT go through metamorphosis

• arachnids

• insects

• flatworms/flukes

• roundworms/nematodes

A host where a parasite is dormant

• paratenic

• intermediate

• definitive

• reservoir