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ZOO 4234 Parasitology Exam 1 - Questions and Answers (Florida International University)

FIU Parasitology ZOO 4234 Final review Pt. 1

Phylum Platyhelminthes Flatworms. Parasitic. Acoelomates. Tripoblastic. Dorsoventrally flattened- greater S.A to respire by diffusion. Tegument- surficial covering of multicellular organism Parenchyma- loosely arranged mass of fibers and cells Phylum Platyhelminthes- Classes Turbellaria. Trematoda. Monogenea. Cestoidea. Digenea Subclass to class Trematoda. Parasitize all classes of vertebrates. Develops in at least two hosts. First host is usually a mollusk (snail), or very rare...

ZOO 4234 Parasitology Exam 2 - Questions and Answers (Florida International University)

Parasitology Exam 2 (ZOO 4234) Part 2 Answered Correctly!!!

Virulence deals with the consequences of a parasite on the hosts _________. - Correct Answer-a) anatomy b) behavior *c) reproductive success* d) physiology e) all of the above Which of the following is not a characteristic of Platyhelminthes? - Correct Answer-a) most are parasitic b) dorsoventrally flattened c) triploblastic *d) pseudocoelomate* e) all of the above Which of the following is not a class belonging to the phylum Platyhelminthes? - Correct Answer-a) Turbellaria b) Mo...

ZOO 4234 PARASITOLOGY EXAM 2 ANSWERED CORRECTLY!!!

sporozoite - daughter cell resulting from sporogony trophozoite - active, feeding stage of a protozoan, in contrast to a cyst schizogony - form of asexual reproduction in which multiple mitoses occur, followed by simultaneous cytokinesis, resulting in many daughter cells at once merozoite - daughter cell resulting from schizogony gametogony - process by which gametes are produced in protozoa; occurs when merozoites entering red blood cells transform into gametocytes

Complements circulate freely in blood plasma. True or False? - True Name the three ways complements can be activated by - Classical pathway, alternative pathway, and lectin pathway. The lectin pathway occurs spontaneously. True or False? - False; it has to do with the cell wall polysaccharides of bacteria and fungi The classical pathway refers to the antigen-antibody complex. True or False? - True. Opsonization - makes pathogen "tasty" for phagocytic cells like macrophages and neutroph...