PARASITE NOMENCLATURE AND CLASSIFICATION

Question 1

represents the taxon to which the species belongs; first letter is capitalized

Answer 1

Genus

Question 2

trivial name that distinguishes the species within the genus

Answer 2

Specific epithet

Question 3

true or false: both parts of the organism’s name are italicized in normal text and handwriting

Answer 3

False: italicized in normal text and underlined in handwriting

Question 4

Entamoeba histolytica

• genus or species

Answer 4

species

Question 5

Entamoeba histolytica

• Entamoeba

Answer 5

genus

Question 6

Entamoeba histolytica

• histolytica

Answer 6

specific epithet

Question 7

PROTOZOA

• amoeba and flagellates

Answer 7

Phylum Sarcomastigophora

Question 8

PROTOZOA

• ciliated (Balantidium coli)

Answer 8

Phylum Ciliophora

Question 9

PROTOZOA

• coccidians/sporozoans

Answer 9

Phylum Apicomplexa

Question 10

asexual but locomotory organelle (flagella and cilia) is present in trophozoite stage

Answer 10

Phylum Sarcomastigophora and Phylum Ciliophora

Question 11

sexual and asexual reproduction

Answer 11

coccidians

Question 12

other unicellular parasites

Answer 12

• Blastocystis spp. (stramenopiles)
• Microsporidians
• Pneumocystis jirovecii

Question 13

Microsporidians

Answer 13

• Encephalitozoon spp.
• Enterocytozoon spp,

Question 14

spore formers

Answer 14

Microsporidians

Question 15

obligate intracellular fungi

Answer 15

Microsporidians

Question 16

atypical fungus

Answer 16

Pneumocystis jirovecii

Question 17

HELMINTHS

• Phylum Nemathelminthes

Answer 17

Nematodes

Question 18

HELMINTHS

• Phylum Platylhelminthes

Answer 18

Trematodes (flukes) and Cestodes (tapeworms)

Question 19

parasite with separate sexes

Answer 19

non-hermaphroditic

Question 20

cestodes (tapeworms); hermaphroditic or not

Answer 20

hermaphroditic

Question 21

ARTHROPODS

Class Arachnida

Answer 21

ticks, mites, chiggers

Question 21

all trematodes (flukes) are hermaphroditic except

Answer 21

Schistosomes

Question 22

ARTHROPODS

Class insecta

Answer 22

mosquitoes, flies, midges, bugs, lice, fleas, beetles, cockroaches

Question 23

IH of Hymenolepis and Dipylidium soo

Answer 23

fleas and bettles

Question 24

ARTHROPODS Class Crustacea

Answer 24

crabs, crayfish, copepods

Question 25

fresh water crustaceans: 2nd IH of P, westermani

Answer 25

crabs and crayfish

Question 26

example of copepods

Answer 26

cyclops and Diaptomus

Question 27

IH of D. medinensis

Answer 27

copepods

Question 28

1st IH of G. spinigerum