WorksheetsParasites of Livestock (iCEV)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following parasites has a spherical shape?
Cocci
Bacillia
Spirilli
Bacci
Which of the following systems protects and supports the body tissues and organs?
Endocrine
Skeletal
Circulatory
Integumentary
Which of the following systems defends the body against infectious organisms and other invaders?
Respiratory system
Integumentary system
Immune system
Endocrine system
Which of the following systems pumps and delivers blood to organs throughout the body?
Endocrine system
Circulatory system
Respiratory system
Digestive system
Which type of medication is most commonly used to treat parasitic infections?
Penicillin
Antibiotics
Anthelmintics
Aspirin
Which of the following parasites may grow up to 10 to 12 feet long?
Ringworm
Lungworm
Roundworm
Tapeworm
Which of the following parasites are also known as ascarids?
Whipworm
Roundworm
Liver fluke
Lungworm
Which of the following parasites burrow holes through the intestinal wall and then goes to lungs where they mature?
Lungworms
Liver flukes
Strongyles
Pinworms
Which of the following parasites larvae burrow holes into arteries and internal organs?
Lungworms
Liver flukes
Strongyles
Pinworms
Which of the following parasites lay eggs around the rectum of horses?
Lungworm
Pinworm
Whipworm
Roundworm
Which of the following parasites eggs hatch and migrate into nasal chambers and sinuses?
Nasal bots
Flies
Mites
Lice
Which of the following parasites lays eggs on the hair of the rear legs on animals?
Bots
Mites
Lice
Heel flies
Which of the following parasites can cause skin problems such as scabies, scabs, mange or barn itch?
Lice
Mites
Flies
Horse bots
Which of the following parasites are small arachnids which feed on the blood of animals?
Lice
Mites
Ticks
Flies
Which of the following parasites life cycles includes adults laying and gluing eggs to hair follicles, then eggs hatch in one to two weeks and become adults in two to four weeks?
Mites
Ticks
Flies
Lice
Which of the following parasites glue onto the mouths of horses when rubbed or bitten and enter the stomach and attach to the wall?
Horse bots
Nasal bots
Lice
Heel flies
Which of the following are also known as cattle grubs?
Lice
Mites
Ticks
Heel flies
Which of the following adult parasites lay eggs on the skin of an animal, hatching and feeding on the skin, then reaches adult stage in about 12 days?
Lice
Ticks
Flies
Mites
Which of the following parasites completes their life cycle by mating, engorging from feeding, then dropping to the ground to lay eggs in the environment?
Lice
Mites
Ticks
Roundworms
Which of the following parasites larva must attach to a snail to complete their life cycle and then encyst on water plants eaten by livestock?
Lungworms
Liver flukes
Strongyles
Pinworms
Which of the following parasites has segments containing eggs which break off and are passed with feces, then the eggs are eaten by mites and develop until eaten by a major host?
Tapeworms
Lungworms
Roundworms
Liver flukes
Which of the following parasites adults live in the cecum where they lay eggs to be passed with feces then eggs are eaten and hatch?
Pinworms
Whipworms
Tapeworms
Lungworms
Which of the following parasites are also known as blood worms?
Whipworms
Liver flukes
Strongyles
Roundworms
Which body system produces hormones which regulate metabolism?
Immune system
Respiratory system
Digestive system
Endocrine system
Which of the following digestive systems is also known as polygastric?
Ruminant
Non-ruminant
Monogastric
Hindgut fermenter
