Biology: Definitive, Intermediate, and Accidental Hosts
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What is the primary role of a definitive host in a parasite's life cycle?

  • To harbor the adult or sexual stage of the parasite (correct)
  • To harbor the larval or asexual stage of the parasite
  • To serve as a food source for the parasite
  • To provide a habitat for the parasite's eggs

    • Which of the following is an example of an intermediate host?

  • Mosquito for Plasmodium
  • Human for fish parasites
  • Cat for Toxoplasma gondii (correct)
  • Dog for tapeworms

    • What is the term for a host that is not a usual host in a parasite's life cycle?

  • Intermediate host
  • Accidental host (correct)
  • Definitive host
  • Primary host

    • Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an intermediate host?

    <p>Harbors the adult stage of the parasite</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between a definitive host and an intermediate host?

    <p>The stage of the parasite's life cycle they support</p> Signup and view all the answers

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