Parasitism Flashcards
Mutualism
2 species benefit from interacting together
Parasitism
One species benefits by exploiting a host
T/F Some mutualisms can evolve into parasitism
TRUE
T/F Mutualism cannot evolve from parasitism
FALSE
Do parasites want to kill their hosts
no
Hosts most often die from
secondary infection or fitness decrease
Microparasites
small
short life span
often cause disease
use host cell to reproduce
Macroparasites
larger
longer generation time
Ectoparasites are ______ the body
Endoparasites are _______ the body
outside
inside
Endoparasite life cycle
reproduce in definitive host
eggs in secondary host
Human tapeworm life cycle
secondary host eats contaminated food and humans (primary host) eat that muscle and become infected
Human Liver Fluke Life Cycle
snail-fish-mammals
Parasitoid
Paralyzed host is food for larvae
Kleptoparasitism
Steals prey or item from other animal
Brood parasitism
exploiting parental care from another individual
Facultative parasitism
Will exploit host if the opportunity arises but can survive alone
Obligate Parasitism
Rely fully on
Seek light
Avoid light
positive phototaxis
negative phototaxis
Coevolution
reciprocal adaptations and counter adaptations between two close species