Quiz 12 Flashcards
1
Q
The parasite that causes African sleeping sickness is
A
Trypanosoma brucei
2
Q
Heartworm is caused by which organism?
A
Dirofilaria immitis
3
Q
Plasmodium, the cause of malaria, belongs to the phylum
A
Apicomplexa
4
Q
Kissing bugs (Triatoma) transmit which disease?
A
Chagas disease
5
Q
Which type of algae can live at greater ocean depths than other algae?
A
Red algae
6
Q
What is the common cause of yeast infections?
A
Candida albicans
7
Q
Tapeworms obtain nutrients from a host’s
A
intestines
