TED: Zombie roaches and other parasite tales | Ed Yong

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What assumption about animal behavior is challenged in the context of parasitic manipulation?
Animals are always in control of their actions.
Animals never form groups.
Parasites do not affect animal behavior.
Animals are always solitary creatures.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the tapeworm benefit from manipulating Artemia shrimp?
It helps the shrimp find food.
It makes the shrimp more colorful.
It increases the shrimp's lifespan.
It makes the shrimp easier for flamingos to spot and eat.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the ultimate goal of the Gordian worm when it manipulates crickets?
To increase the cricket's lifespan.
To make the cricket more colorful.
To get the cricket into water for the worm to mate.
To make the cricket jump higher.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What fascinates the author about parasites?
Their ability to fly.
Their colorful appearance.
Their mind-controlling abilities.
Their size and shape.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What role does the parasitic wasp play in the life of a caterpillar?
It lays eggs inside the caterpillar.
It makes the caterpillar more colorful.
It helps the caterpillar find food.
It protects the caterpillar from predators.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did scientists find in Californian estuaries regarding parasites?
Parasites were only found in birds.
Parasites were only found in fish.
Parasites were abundant and significant.
Parasites were rare and insignificant.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the significance of trematodes in the ecosystem?
They are larger than all fish.
They are only found in snails.
They are insignificant in the ecosystem.
They weigh as much as all the fish in the estuaries.
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