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What is the study of parasites called?
What is the study of parasites called?
- Bacteriology
- Microbiology
- Virology
- Parasitology (correct)
Which area of medical parasitology deals with animal-like protists?
Which area of medical parasitology deals with animal-like protists?
- Microbiology
- Bacteriology
- Virology
- Protozoology (correct)
Who was the first to observe bacteria and protozoa under a microscope?
Who was the first to observe bacteria and protozoa under a microscope?
- Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (correct)
- Alexander Fleming
- Robert Hooke
- Louis Pasteur
What is the term for an organism that lives in or on another organism?
What is the term for an organism that lives in or on another organism?
What is the term for a relationship between two different organisms where one benefits and the other is not affected?
What is the term for a relationship between two different organisms where one benefits and the other is not affected?
Which Dutch microscopist refuted the doctrine of spontaneous generation?
Which Dutch microscopist refuted the doctrine of spontaneous generation?
What type of relationship is described as both organisms benefiting and both depending on each other for survival?
What type of relationship is described as both organisms benefiting and both depending on each other for survival?
Which type of parasite competes for nutrition and disrupts the function of the host's body?
Which type of parasite competes for nutrition and disrupts the function of the host's body?
According to habitat, which type of parasite lives within the body of the host?
According to habitat, which type of parasite lives within the body of the host?
Which type of parasite can complete its development without needing a host?
Which type of parasite can complete its development without needing a host?
What do you call a parasite that remains on or in the body of the host for its entire life?
What do you call a parasite that remains on or in the body of the host for its entire life?
Which type of parasite multiplies in fecal matter outside the body?
Which type of parasite multiplies in fecal matter outside the body?
Where does a definitive host provide a habitat for parasites to attain sexual maturity?
Where does a definitive host provide a habitat for parasites to attain sexual maturity?
What type of vector transmits the parasite after it has completed its development in the host?
What type of vector transmits the parasite after it has completed its development in the host?
What term describes a situation where a parasite is found in a host where it does not usually live?
What term describes a situation where a parasite is found in a host where it does not usually live?
According to duration, which type of parasite remains on the body of the host for a short period?
According to duration, which type of parasite remains on the body of the host for a short period?
What is the term for a female parasite that can reproduce eggs without a male, and the eggs contain larvae that hatch immediately?
What is the term for a female parasite that can reproduce eggs without a male, and the eggs contain larvae that hatch immediately?
What type of parasite is incapable of causing disease and lives inside cells or tissues?
What type of parasite is incapable of causing disease and lives inside cells or tissues?
