Lifecycle of Schistosoma Parasite Quiz
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Which stage of the parasite sheds off its tail upon penetration?

  • Schistosomule (correct)
  • Miracidium
  • Sporocyst
  • Cercaria

    • What aids the parasite in penetrating the skin of its definitive host?

  • Size of the snail host
  • Lytic enzymes produced by the parasite (correct)
  • Asexual multiplication within the mother and daughter sporocysts
  • Wiggling its tail

    • How are cercariae produced from a single miracidium?

  • Through asexual multiplication within the mother and daughter sporocysts (correct)
  • By elongating and wiggling its tail
  • By being produced in large numbers due to the size of the snail host
  • By shedding off its tail upon penetration

    • What limits the number of cercariae that develop from one miracidium?

    <p>Size of the snail host</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which snail hosts are thousands of cercariae produced?

    <p>S. mansoni and S. haematobium</p> Signup and view all the answers

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