Answer Key for Quiz 2:  Parasites
 
 The correct answer is starred.

1. The scientific name of the organism in this image is

  1. Clonorchis sinensis *
  2. Trichuris trichiura
  3. Balantidium coli
  4. Giardia lamblia
  5. Toxoplasma gondii

2. The organism in this image is a pathogen that causes

  1. hookworm infection.
  2. malaria.
  3. sleeping sickness.
  4. pinworm infection.
  5. amoebic dysentery. *

3. The image shown here is from Mr. Klaus. It is reasonable to assume that Mr. Klaus

  1. is perfectly healthy
  2. has contracted malaria from the tsetse fly
  3. has contracted malaria from the Anopholes mosquito
  4. has contracted African sleeping sickness from the tsetse fly *
  5. has contracted African sleeping sickness from the Anopholes mosquito

4. The organism shown here moves by means of

  1. cilia. *
  2. flagella.
  3. pseudopods.
  4. none (it has no means of locomotion).
  5. rollerblades .

5. This is the ______ form of this parasite.

  1. adult
  2. infertile ova
  3. scolex
  4. proglottid
  5. fertile ova *

6. An infection with the organism shown here is usually diagnosed by

  1. a muscle biopsy
  2. finding ova in the feces
  3. seeing the worm migrate under the skin
  4. Graham's scotch tape method *
  5. serology test

7. An infection with this parasite is usually acquired from

  1. ingesting contaminated food or water
  2. going barefoot
  3. contact with cat feces *
  4. petting a dog and eating food without first washing your hands
  5. swimming in contaminated water

8. The common name for Taenia saginata is

  1. pinworm.
  2. whipworm.
  3. Backpacker's parasite.
  4. pork tapeworm .
  5. beef tapeworm. *

9. The organism shown here is in the phylum _______.

  1. Protozoa
  2. Aschelminthes
  3. Platyhelminthes *
  4. none of the above

10. The organism on this slide came from Ms. Hiccup. It appears that Ms. Hiccup has ________.

  1. amoebic dysentery
  2. hydatid cyst disease
  3. trichinosis *
  4. hookworm
  5. pinworm