Multicellular parasites

  1. What are helminths?
    Parasitic worms
  2. What domain do the helminths belong to?
    Eukarya
  3. What Kingdom do helminths belong to?
    Animalia
  4. What phyla do the Helminths belong to?
    Platyhelminthes and Aschelminthes

    • Domain: Eukarya
    • Kingdom: Animalia
    • Phylum: Platyhelminthes / Aschelminthes
  5. What is the common name for members of the phylum Platyhelminthes?
    Flatworms (such as flukes and tapeworms)
  6. What is the common name for members of the phylum Aschelminthes?
    Roundworms (such as hookworms , pinworms, and heartworms)
  7. What classes do the parasitic platyhelminths belong to?
    Trematoda and Cestoda

    • Domain: Eukarya
    • Kingdom: Animalia
    • Phylum: Platyhelminthes
    • Class: Trematoda / Cestoda
  8. What are the trematodes?
    Flukes
  9. What are the cestodes?
    Tapeworms
  10. What class do the parasitic aschelminths belong to?
    Nematoda

    • Domain: Eukarya
    • Kingdom: Animalia
    • Phylum: Aschelminthes
    • Class: Nematoda
  11. What are the nematodes?
    Parasitic roundworms
  12. What is Ascaris lumbricoides?
    Human intestinal roundworm
  13. Give the domain, kingdom, phylum, and class for Ascaris lumbricoides.
    • Domain: Eukarya
    • Kingdom: Animalia
    • Phylum: Aschelminthes
    • Class: Nematoda
  14. What stage of the life cycle of Ascaris lumbricoides is infectious?
    Egg
  15. What is Necator americanus?
    Hookworm
  16. Give the domain, kingdom, phylum, and class for Necator americanus.
    • Domain: Eukarya
    • Kingdom: Animalia
    • Phylum: Aschelminthes
    • Class: Nematoda
  17. What stage of the life cycle of Necator americanus is infectious?
    Larva
  18. What is Paragonimus westermani?
    Lung fluke
  19. Give the domain, kingdom, phylum, and class for Paragonimus westermani.
    • Domain: Eukarya
    • Kingdom: Animalia
    • Phylum: Platyhelminthes
    • Class: Trematoda
  20. What stage of the life cycle of Paragonimus westermani is infectious?
    Cercaria
  21. What is Fasciola hepatica?
    Liver fluke
  22. Give the domain, kingdom, phylum, and class for Fasciola hepatica.
    • Domain: Eukarya
    • Kingdom: Animalia
    • Phylum: Platyhelminthes
    • Class: Trematoda
  23. What stage of the life cycle of Fasciola hepatica is infectious?
    Metacercaria
  24. What is Taenia solium?
    Pork tapeworm
  25. Give the domain, kingdom, phylum, and class for Taenia solium.
    • Domain: Eukarya
    • Kingdom: Animalia
    • Phylum: Platyhelminthes
    • Class: Cestoda
  26. What stage of the life cycle of Taenia solium is infectious?
    Cysticercus
  27. What is Schistosoma mansoni?
    Blood fluke
  28. Give the domain, kingdom, phylum, and class for Schistosoma mansoni.
    • Domain: Eukarya
    • Kingdom: Animalia
    • Phylum: Platyhelminthes
    • Class: Trematoda
  29. What stage of the life cycle of Schistosoma mansoni is infectious?
    Cercaria
  30. What is Clonorchis sinensis?
    Asian liver fluke
  31. Give the domain, kingdom, phylum, and class of Clonorchis sinensis.
    • Domain: Eukarya
    • Kingdom: Animalia
    • Phylum: Platyhelminthes
    • Class: Trematoda
  32. What stage of the life cycle of Clonorchis sinensis is infectious?
    Metacercaria
Author
SeanOHair
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Card Set
Multicellular parasites
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Study cards for the helminths
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