Host and Parasite Quiz:
The organism which lives in other organism is called
(a) Ectoparasite
(b) Endoparasite
(c) Parasite
(d) Saprophyte
Which of the following is a method of controlling parasitic infections?
(a) Vaccination
(b) Use of antibiotics
(c) Use of antiparasitic drugs
(d) All of the above
Which of the following organisms is a parasite?
(a) Lion
(b) Gazelle
(c) Hyena
(d) Tick
Which of the following is a type of parasitic fungi?
(a) Plasmodium
(b) Candida
(c) Trypanosoma
(d) Giardia
One of the living symbols of virus is
(a) Obligate parasite
(b) Sporophyte
(c) Saprophyte
(d) None of these
Which of the following is a way in which parasites can evade the host’s immune system?
(a) Mimicking the host’s cells
(b) Rapid mutation of surface proteins
(c) Hiding inside host cells
(d) All of the above
What is a parasite?
(a) An organism that feeds on plants
(b) An organism that feeds on other animals
(c) An organism that lives in mutualistic relationship with another organism
(d) An organism that lives in or on another organism and obtains nutrients from it
The organism on which parasite lives is called
(a) Host
(b) Guest
(c) Saprophyte
(d) None
Which of the following is an example of a protozoan parasite?
(a) Tapeworm
(b) Malaria parasite
(c) Pinworm
(d) Hookworm
Who discovered malaria parasite?
(a) Sir Ronald Ross
(b) Charles Laveran
(c) Patrick Manson
(d) Grassi
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Which of the following is a type of ectoparasite?
(a) Roundworm
(b) Tapeworm
(c) Louse
(d) Hookworm
Which one is monogenetic parasite?
(a) Plasmodium
(b) Liver Fluke
(c) Taenia solium
(d) Entamoeba histolytica
Which of the following is an example of an endoparasite?
(a) Bedbug
(b) Flea
(c) Tapeworm
(d) Lice
Parasites capable of living without a host are called
(a) Facultative
(b) Permanent
(c) Obligate
(d) None of these
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Angiosperm, to which the largest flowers belong, is
(a) Total stem parasite
(b) Partial stem parasite
(c) Total root parasite
(d) Partial root parasite
The organism having parasitic mode of nutrition is:
(a) Penicillium
(b) Plasmodium
(c) Paramecium
(d) Parrot
Which one is a parasitic algae?
(a) Vaucheria
(b) Polysiphonia
(c) Cephaleuros
(d) Batrachospermum
Which of the following is a vector for the transmission of parasitic diseases?
(a) Mosquito
(b) Spider
(c) Cockroach
(d) Ant
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A facultative parasite is one which
(a) is normally parasite but can also become a saprophyte
(b) always require dead organic matter
(c) always requires a living host
(d) is normally a saprophyte but can also become a parasite
What is the name of the parasitic infection caused by a flatworm called Schistosoma?
(a) Malaria
(b) Filariasis
(c) Schistosomiasis
(d) Ascariasis
