MODULE 1 Unit 2: Host-Parasite Relationships Flashcards
is largely a study of any two organisms living in close association, commonly one, the parasite, living in or on the body of the other, the host.
Parasitology
The study of parasites invariably involves, firstly, the biology of [?], and, secondly, the biology of the [?] — the parasite’s environment.
- parasites
- host
Parasitology can be considered to be a specialized branch of [?].
ecology
means living together in close association of two phylogenetically different organisms
Symbiosis
two phylogenetically different organisms, which are called the [?]
symbionts
Symbiotic relationships can be characterized by specifying the nature of the [?] between the symbionts.
interactions
is a relationship in which the organisms both benefit from a relationship with each other.
interactionsMutualism
The symbionts in mutualism are called [?].
mutualists
Mutualism is usually [?], since in most cases physiological dependence has evolved to such a degree that one mutualist cannot survive without the other.
obligatory
Termites and their intestinal flagellate, [?], are an excellent example of mutualism.
Trichonympha
Termites cannot digest cellulose because they cannot synthesize and secrete the enzyme [?].
cellulase
The [?] in a termite’s intestine, however, synthesize cellulase and consequently digest wood eaten by their host.
flagellates
The termite uses [?] excreted as a byproduct of the flagellates’ metabolism.
molecules
If we kill the flagellates by exposing termites to [?], then the termites starve to death, even though they continue to eat wood.
high temperature or high oxygen concentration
In commensalism, the smaller organism – [?] – benefits from the association, but the host is neither benefitted nor harmed.
commensal
The term literally means “eating at the same table”.
Commensalism
An example of a commensal is [?].
Entamoeba coli
This Entamoeba coli lives in the [?] of man, where it feeds on bacteria and food particles, and protected from harm, while it does not cause any damage to the tissues of its host.
large intestines
is a relationship in which the parasite, the smaller of the two organisms, benefits and harms the host or in some sense lives at the expense of the host.
Parasitism
The host is damaged to a certain degree because of the activities of the parasite.
Parasitism
One example of a parasite is [?], which derives nutrition from the human host and causes amoebic dysentery.
Entamoeba histolytica
[?] exists when the two symbionts are merely “traveling together,” and there is no physiological or biochemical dependence on the part of either participant.
Phoresis
The smaller one in phoresis, the [?], is carried by the larger companion, the host.
phoront
This association is mechanical for the purpose of transport from one place to another.
Phoresis