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Parasites of Livestock (iCEV)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following parasites has a spherical shape?

a)

Cocci

b)

Bacillia

c)

Spirilli

d)

Bacci

2.

Which of the following systems protects and supports the body tissues and organs?

a)

Endocrine

b)

Skeletal

c)

Circulatory

d)

Integumentary

3.

Which of the following systems defends the body against infectious organisms and other invaders?

a)

Respiratory system

b)

Integumentary system

c)

Immune system

d)

Endocrine system

4.

Which of the following systems pumps and delivers blood to organs throughout the body?

a)

Endocrine system

b)

Circulatory system

c)

Respiratory system

d)

Digestive system

5.

Which type of medication is most commonly used to treat parasitic infections?

a)

Penicillin

b)

Antibiotics

c)

Anthelmintics

d)

Aspirin

6.

Which of the following parasites may grow up to 10 to 12 feet long?

a)

Ringworm

b)

Lungworm

c)

Roundworm

d)

Tapeworm

7.

Which of the following parasites are also known as ascarids?

a)

Whipworm

b)

Roundworm

c)

Liver fluke

d)

Lungworm

8.

Which of the following parasites burrow holes through the intestinal wall and then goes to lungs where they mature?

a)

Lungworms

b)

Liver flukes

c)

Strongyles

d)

Pinworms

9.

Which of the following parasites larvae burrow holes into arteries and internal organs?

a)

Lungworms

b)

Liver flukes

c)

Strongyles

d)

Pinworms

10.

Which of the following parasites lay eggs around the rectum of horses?

a)

Lungworm

b)

Pinworm

c)

Whipworm

d)

Roundworm

11.

Which of the following parasites eggs hatch and migrate into nasal chambers and sinuses?

a)

Nasal bots

b)

Flies

c)

Mites

d)

Lice

12.

Which of the following parasites lays eggs on the hair of the rear legs on animals?

a)

Bots

b)

Mites

c)

Lice

d)

Heel flies

13.

Which of the following parasites can cause skin problems such as scabies, scabs, mange or barn itch?

a)

Lice

b)

Mites

c)

Flies

d)

Horse bots

14.

Which of the following parasites are small arachnids which feed on the blood of animals?

a)

Lice

b)

Mites

c)

Ticks

d)

Flies

15.

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?

a)

Mites

b)

Ticks

c)

Flies

d)

Lice

16.

Which of the following parasites glue onto the mouths of horses when rubbed or bitten and enter the stomach and attach to the wall?

a)

Horse bots

b)

Nasal bots

c)

Lice

d)

Heel flies

17.

Which of the following are also known as cattle grubs?

a)

Lice

b)

Mites

c)

Ticks

d)

Heel flies

18.

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?

a)

Lice

b)

Ticks

c)

Flies

d)

Mites

19.

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?

a)

Lice

b)

Mites

c)

Ticks

d)

Roundworms

20.

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?

a)

Lungworms

b)

Liver flukes

c)

Strongyles

d)

Pinworms

21.

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?

a)

Tapeworms

b)

Lungworms

c)

Roundworms

d)

Liver flukes

22.

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?

a)

Pinworms

b)

Whipworms

c)

Tapeworms

d)

Lungworms

23.

Which of the following parasites are also known as blood worms?

a)

Whipworms

b)

Liver flukes

c)

Strongyles

d)

Roundworms

24.

Which body system produces hormones which regulate metabolism?

a)

Immune system

b)

Respiratory system

c)

Digestive system

d)

Endocrine system

25.

Which of the following digestive systems is also known as polygastric?

a)

Ruminant

b)

Non-ruminant

c)

Monogastric

d)

Hindgut fermenter