Scientific Naming Quiz
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Which part of the scientific name starts with a capital letter?

  • Line under each one
  • Retain L in italic type name
  • Genus (correct)
  • Species
  • What is the portal of entry for Toxoplasma gondii according to the text?

  • Mouth
  • Transplacental (correct)
  • Skin
  • Transfusion
  • Which organism is responsible for infections that are transmitted through sexual contact?

  • Trichomonas vaginalis (correct)
  • Schistosoma sp
  • Entamoeba histolytica
  • Malaria
  • What is the source of infection for Plasmodium sp. according to the text?

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

    How are zoonotic diseases defined according to the text?

    <p>Infections passed from animals to humans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the scientific name is written in italic typeface?

    <p>Retain L in italic type name</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of life cycle do roundworms have?

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

    In an indirect life cycle, where must the immature form pass through before re-entering and infecting the host it came from?

    <p>Different type of host</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of association is described when both the host and parasite are entirely dependent on each other?

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

    Which type of association benefits the parasite without causing any injury to the host?

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

    What happens in a direct life cycle if the adult parasite lives in the host's intestine?

    <p>Lays eggs passed in stool for infection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of life cycle involves re-entering and infecting the original host after passing through a different host?

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

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