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Ecology

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Set 13 Parasitism

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Question 1

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What is the advantage for a male cricket parasitized by hairworms to seek out water?

A) By hydrating the cricket, the water decreases the negative effects of the parasite.
B) Female crickets live near the water; by going to the water, the infected cricket can increase his chances of mating before the parasite kills him.
C) There is no advantage for the cricket; the cricket's behavior is advantageous only to the parasite.
D) There is no advantage for the infected cricket, but by going to the water and drowning, the cricket reduces the prevalence of parasitism in the species.

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Question 2

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Which statement about enslaver parasites is false?

A) The manipulation of cricket behavior by hairworms reduces the survival of parasitized crickets.
B) Only invertebrates have been enslaved by parasites.
C) Enslaver parasites manipulate their hosts in order to further their transmission to the next host.
D) Several fungi species can alter the perching behavior of their fly hosts.

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Question 3

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A bacterium that lives inside an aphid is always classified as a(n)

A) parasite.
B) parasitoid.
C) symbiont.
D) endoparasite.

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