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WorksheetsParasitology
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks
a)
Malaria
b)
West Nile Virus
c)
Lyme Disease
d)
Elephantitis
2.
Identify the correct definition of the term parasite:
a)
A micro-organism that invades host cells and replicates inside them
b)
An organism that lives in or on another living body to benefit the host
c)
An organism that lives in or on another living body to benefit itself
3.
Identify the correct definition of the term endoparasite:
a)
Lives on the surface of the host organism
b)
Lives in the body cavities of the host organism
4.
Identify the correct definition of the term ectoparasite:
a)
Lives on the surface of the host organism
b)
Lives in the body cavities of the host organism
5.
The term for the animal that a parasite lives on/in is:
a)
Fomite
b)
Micro-organism
c)
Host
d)
Vector
6.
Identify which of the listed parasites is not an ectoparasite:
a)
Roundworm
b)
Cheyletiella mites
c)
Fleas
d)
Ticks
7.
Identify which of the listed parasites is not an endoparasite:
a)
Lungworm
b)
Tapeworm
c)
Demodex mites
d)
Roundworm
8.
or cestodes, are intestinal parasites; eggs generally enter the human host from animals through ingested food, especially raw or undercooked meat. Humans can also become infected if there is contact with animal stools or contaminated water
a)
Tapeworm
b)
Elephatitis
c)
Leshamaniasis
d)
Malaria
9.
is a life-threatening blood disease caused by parasites transmitted to humans through the bite of the Anopheles mosquito. Once an infected mosquito bites a human and transmits the parasites, those parasites multiply in the host's liver before infecting and destroying red blood cells
a)
Malaria
b)
West Nile Virus
c)
Lyme Disease
d)
Leshamaniasis
10.
is a parasitic disease that is found in parts of the tropics, subtropics, and southern Europe, spread by the bite of phlebotomine sand flies, has three different forms: cutaneous, muscocutaneous, visceral.
a)
Elephantitis
b)
Leshamaniasis
c)
Lyme Disease
d)
malaria
11.
is a condition characterized by gross enlargement of an area of the body, especially the limbs,and is caused by obstruction of the lymphatic system, which results in the accumulation of a fluid called lymph in the affected areas.
a)
Malaria
b)
Tapeworm
c)
Elephantitis
d)
Leshamaniasis
12.
What is the most common intestinal parasite in the US?
a)
Giardia lamblia
b)
Plasmodium
c)
Elephantitis
d)
Leshamaniasis
13.
How do most humans become infested with fleas?
a)
Exposure outdoors
b)
Exposure from wild animals
c)
Exposure from household pets
d)
Exposure at zoos
14.
What type of vector transmits Plasmodium, causing malaria?
a)
Fleas
b)
Ticks
c)
Mosquitoes
d)
Worms
15.
Multicelled, endoparasite
a)
Helminth
b)
Protozoa
c)
Arthropod
16.
Multicelled, ectoparasite
a)
Protozoa
b)
Helminth
c)
Arthropod
17.
Single celled, endoparasite
a)
Protozoa
b)
Helminth
c)
Arthropod
18.
Organism harboring or infected with a parasite
a)
Parasite
b)
Host
c)
Vector
d)
Arthropod
19.
Microscopic one-celled organisms that are categorized according to their method of movement
a)
Protozoa
b)
Helminth
c)
Arthropod
d)
Vector
20.
A phylum name referring to certain insects (including mosquitoes and ticks) and spiders
a)
Arthropod
b)
Vector
c)
Infestation
d)
Parasite
21.
A parasitic attack on the skin or inside the body
a)
infestation
b)
host
c)
parasite
d)
vector
22.
An organism that lives on or in another organism and benefits by gaining nutrition at the host’s expense
a)
parasite
b)
vector
c)
arthropod
d)
host
23.
A person, animal or microscopic organism that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism.
a)
vector
b)
arthropod
c)
parasite
d)
host
24.
How do parasites normally enter the body?
a)
Through the mouth and skin
b)
Fecal-Oral
c)
Food
d)
Skin
25.
Where can parasitic infections usually occur?
a)
Infections are more common in rural or developing areas
b)
Infections are common in the United States
c)
Infections are common in well developed areas
d)
Infections are common in urban areas
26.
What is the most prevalent parasitic disease worldwide, killing more than 1 million people each year?
a)
Elephantiasis
b)
Trichomaniasis
c)
Malaria
d)
Beaver Fever
27.
What is the study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them?
a)
Mycology
b)
Parasitology
c)
Virology
d)
Bacteriology
28.
Parasitic flatworms, flukes, tapeworms, thorny-headed worms, roundworms, and pinworms. They live in the gastrointestinal tract, blood, lymphatic system, and other tissues. What type of parasite am I?
a)
Arthropod
b)
Helminth
c)
Ectoparasite
d)
Protozoa
29.
When do doctors suspect a parasitic infection?
a)
When you travel outside our country
b)
When you travel in our country
c)
When you have flu like symptoms
d)
When you eat Chinese food
30.
Which one of the following is not one of the three major groups of helminths?
a)
Nematodes
b)
Cestodes
c)
Dimatodes
d)
Trematodes
31.
Protozoa that move my means of short, hair-like projections are the?
a)
Flagella
b)
Flagellum
c)
Cilia
d)
Tail
32.
Ticks, fleas, lice, and mites that live on the surface of a human host and attach or burrow into the skin. What type of parasite am I?
a)
Arthropod
b)
Protozoa
c)
Helminth
d)
Endoparasite
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