Introduction to parasitology

Question 1

What is a parasite?

Answer 1

an organism that exploits another organism to stay alive - for doos energy incubation and rising your

Question 2

what types of relationship can parasitic ones be

Answer 2

neutral or negative
never positive - parasite brings nothing to the relationship

Question 3

what are the 2 different types of parasites

Answer 3

echo - outside - live on organisms
endo - inside - live in organisms

Question 4

What are the advantages of parasitism for the parasite

Answer 4

• protect from environment
• have nutrients
• can travel far
• focus on reproduction

Question 5

what are the disadvantages of parasitism for the parasite?

Answer 5

• go where host goes
• eat what host eats
• die when host dies
• need to be creative to get in
• migrate through tissue to get to ideal location and to get out
• have to survive defence mechanisms

Question 6

what type of subkingdoms can parasites be apart of?

Answer 6

protozoa - singles cell eukaryotes
metazoan - multicellular