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Endoparasite-WPS Office

The document provides definitions of various types of parasites, categorizing them based on their relationship with hosts and their life cycles. It includes terms like endoparasite, ectoparasite, obligatory parasite, and zoonotic parasite, along with their characteristics. Additionally, it defines related ecological relationships such as commensalism, mutualism, and parasitism.

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Topics covered

  • parasitic adaptations,
  • predation,
  • parasitism,
  • pathogen life cycles,
  • oviparous parasite,
  • biological interactions,
  • accidental parasite,
  • hyperparasite,
  • dioecious parasite,
  • infectious diseases
42 views6 pages

Endoparasite-WPS Office

The document provides definitions of various types of parasites, categorizing them based on their relationship with hosts and their life cycles. It includes terms like endoparasite, ectoparasite, obligatory parasite, and zoonotic parasite, along with their characteristics. Additionally, it defines related ecological relationships such as commensalism, mutualism, and parasitism.

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tommychris06.7
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© © All Rights Reserved
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Topics covered

  • parasitic adaptations,
  • predation,
  • parasitism,
  • pathogen life cycles,
  • oviparous parasite,
  • biological interactions,
  • accidental parasite,
  • hyperparasite,
  • dioecious parasite,
  • infectious diseases

1.

Endoparasite

Lives inside the body of the host (e.g., tapeworm).

2. Mesoparasite

Partially enters the host’s body; part remains outside (e.g., copepods).

3. Ectoparasite

Lives on the surface of the host (e.g., fleas, ticks).

4. Obligatory parasite

Cannot survive without a host; depends on host for life cycle completion.

5. Facultative parasite

Can live freely, but may become parasitic under certain conditions.

6. Accidental (Incidental) parasite

Infects a non-typical host, where it usually doesn't live or reproduce.

7. Temporary parasite
Only contacts host to feed, then leaves (e.g., mosquito).

8. Permanent parasite

Remains on/in the host for its entire life (e.g., lice).

9. Intermediate parasite

Parasite that requires an intermediate host to develop, but not for reproduction.

10. Erratic or Aberrant parasite

Found in unusual locations within the host's body.

11. Pseudoparasite

An object or organism mistaken for a parasite (e.g., pollen grain).

12. Hyperparasite

A parasite that infects another parasite (e.g., virus in protozoa).

13. Stenoxenous parasite


Has a narrow host range; infects only one or a few host species.

14. Euryxenous parasite

Has a broad host range; infects many host species.

15. Monoxenous parasite

Completes its life cycle in a single host.

16. Heteroxenous parasite

Requires two or more hosts to complete its life cycle.

17. Autoheteroxenous parasite

Uses the same species as both intermediate and final hosts.

18. Zoonotic parasite

Can be transmitted from animals to humans (zoonosis).

19. Histozoic parasite

Lives within the tissues of the host.


20. Coelozoic parasite

Lives in the body cavities or lumens (e.g., intestine).

21. Monocecous parasite

Has both male and female reproductive organs (hermaphroditic).

Here are short definitions for the additional terms written on the right-hand side of your notebook:

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22. Commensalism

A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

23. Mutualism

A relationship where both organisms benefit from each other.

24.Parasitism

A relationship where one organism (parasite) benefits, while the host is harmed.
25.Predation

An interaction where one organism (predator) kills and eats another (prey).

26. Parasitiasis (Parasitism)

A condition where a parasite lives in or on a host, causing clinical or subclinical damage.

27.Phoresis

A relationship where one organism uses another for transport without causing harm.

28. Direct zoonosis

A disease transmitted directly from animals to humans without the need for a vector or intermediate
host.

29. Cyclozoonosis

A zoonotic disease that requires more than one vertebrate host to complete its life cycle (e.g., Taenia
spp.).

Here are short definitions for the remaining parasite-related terms:

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1. Dioecious parasite
A parasite species in which male and female sexes are separate (e.g., Schistosoma species).

2. Oviparous parasite

A parasite that lays eggs which hatch outside the host's body (e.g., Ascaris lumbricoides).

3. Ovoviviparous parasite

A parasite that produces eggs which hatch inside the parent’s body, so young are born alive, but no
direct nourishment is given during development (e.g., some nematodes).

4. Viviparous parasite

A parasite that gives birth to live young and nourishes them internally (e.g., some filarial worms like
Wuchereria bancrofti).

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