Exam 1 Flashcards
Predator-Prey
A short-term relationship in which one symbiont benefits at the expense of the other.
Phoresis
A relationship in which the smaller member of the relationship is mechanically carried about by the larger member.
Mutualism
An association between two organisms of different species in which both are benefited.
Commensalism
An association between two organisms of different species in which one partner is benefited and the other is neither benefited or harmed.
Parasitism
An association between two organisms of different species in which one member (the parasite) lives on or in the other member (the host) and may cause harm. Metabolic dependency is implied.
What are the five types of symbiotic relationships
Predator-prey Phoresis Mutualism Commensalism Parasitism
Parasitiasis
An association between two organisms of different species in which one organisms is potentially pathogenic but does not cause outward signs of disease.
Parasitosis
An association between two organisms of different species in which one organism injures the other and produces outward signs of disease.
Endoparasite
Parasite that lives within the body of the host
Parasitology
The study of parasitic relationships
Ectoparasite
A parasite that lives on the outside of the body of the host
Erratic (aberrant) parasite
A parasite that has wandered into an organ or tissue in which is does not ordinarily live.
Incidental parasite
A parasite in a host in which it does not usually live
Facultative parasite
An organism that is capable of living either free or as a parasite
Obligatory parasite
An organism that must live a parasitic existence
Periodic parasite
A parasite that makes short visits to its host to obtain nourishment or some other benefit
Pseudoparasite
An object that is mistaken for a parasite
Life Cycle
The development of a parasite through its various life stages
Definitive host
The host that harbors the adult, sexual, or mature stages of the parasite
Intermediate host
The host that harbors the larval, asexual. or immature stages of the parasite
Transport (paratenic host)
An intermediate host in which the parasite does not undergo any further development, usually remaining encysted until the definitive host eats the transport host
Reservoir host
A vertebrate host in which a parasite occurs naturally and which is a source of infection for human beings and their domestic animals
Infection
Parasitism by an internal parasite
Infestation
Parasitism by an external parasite