Immunity to Parasitic Infection
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Which type of organisms can be considered as parasites?

  • Unicellular protozoa and complex multicellular metazoan (correct)
  • Complex unicellular bacteria
  • Simple multicellular plants
  • Eukaryotic fungi
  • What is the key characteristic of all parasitic organisms?

  • They are multicellular organisms
  • They photosynthesize for energy
  • They are prokaryotes
  • They are eukaryotes (correct)
  • Which organism can cause malaria?

  • Trypanosoma
  • Plasmodium (correct)
  • Giardia
  • Toxoplasma
  • Which type of organisms are ticks and lice?

    <p>Arthropods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of an obligate (permanent) parasite?

    <p>Lice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the specific entrance through which a parasite invades the human body known as?

    <p>Infective route</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which parasite causes malaria?

    <p>Plasmodium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of a parasite’s growth, development, and reproduction known as?

    <p>Life cycle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the living carrier (arthropod) that transports a pathogenic organism from an infected to a non-infected host known as?

    <p>Mosquito</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which parasite causes African sleeping sickness?

    <p>Trypanasoma cruzi</p> Signup and view all the answers

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