5th Flashcards

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➢the scientific study of parasitic protozoa and worms

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parasitology

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2
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An organism that derives nutrients from a living
host.

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parasite

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3
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an organism infected by a pathogen

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host

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4
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Branch of biology concerned with identifying, naming, and classifying species

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taxonomy

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5
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*The scientific study of biological diversity and its classification

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systematics

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6
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rely on published species description, as well as on
studies of DNA, proteins, ecology, and geographical distribution to develop phylogenies of parasites

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Systematists

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7
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  • The evolutionary history of a species or a group of related species
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phylogeny

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8
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  • Study concerned with all ecological aspects of a disease to explain its
    transmission, distribution, prevalence, and incidence.
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epidemiology

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9
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A close association between organisms of two or
more species

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symbiosis

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10
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Organisms involved in symbiotic relationship
with other organisms

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symbionts

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11
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4 interactions of symbionts

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  • phoresis
  • mutualism
  • commensalism
  • parasitism
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12
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Form of symbiosis when the symbiont (phoront),
is mechanically carried about by its host. Neither
is physiologically dependent on the other

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phoresis

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13
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one organism benefits, and the other is unaffected

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commensalism

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14
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both organism benefit

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mutualism

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