Exam 5 - Parasite Terminology Worksheet Flashcards
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host-parasite relationship; beneficial to one; harmless to other
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commensalism
2
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required for adult or sexual phase of parasitic life cycle
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definitive host
3
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pregnant
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gravid
4
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any living organism that harbors a parasite
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host
5
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tapeworms
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cestodes
6
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thick walled stage of amoeba; resistant to adverse conditions
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cyst
7
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animal parasitic infection; humans can acquire accidentally
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zoonosis
8
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flukes
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trematodes
9
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juvenile stage of a parasite
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larvae
10
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roundworms
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nematodes
11
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tapeworms capable of self fertilization…yuck!!
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hermaphroditic
12
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aka: oocyst, ovum, zygote
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egg
13
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motile protozoans
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ciliates
14
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blood or tissue roundworms; require insect vectors to transfer
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filariae
15
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host containing the asexual phase of a parasite
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intermediate host
