Chapter 2 keyterms Flashcards
1
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Parasitism
A
an association between two organisms of different species
2
Q
Monogenetic flukes
A
ectoparasites of fish, amphibians, and reptiles
-Class trematoda
3
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Digenetic flukes
A
both large and small animals that are flattened and leaf-shaped
In GI tract
4
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True tapeworms
A
ribbonlike flatworms found in the GI tract
5
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Alimentary canal
A
they absorb nutrients through the skin
6
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Tegument
A
skin
7
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Pseudotapeworms
A
flattened and ribbon-like
use aquatic crustaceans
8
Q
Roundworms
A
nematodes
elongated, unsegmented, cylindric worms
9
Q
Acanthocephalans
A
thorny-headed worms
10
Q
Leeches
A
blood-feeding ectoparasites
in the Class Hirudinea
11
Q
Intermediate Hosts
A
host that harbors the larval, juvenile, immature, or asexual stages
may have more than one
12
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Vectors
A
carrying agents
