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1. In a generalnematodeparasite’s life cycle, the host may ingest a fertile egg. Thisstage ofthe
life cycle isreferred to as the:
a. Definitive host phase
b. Diagnosticstage
c. Infectivestage
d. Methodofinfection
2. A parasite that lives inside ahost isreferred to asa(n):
a. Accidentalparasite
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
d. Facultativeparasite
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3. Zoonosis isa termused to describehumans’ relationship with a(n):
a. Accidentalparasite
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
d. Facultativeparasite
4. Ananimalthat harbors aparasitethat can also infect humans isreferred to asa(n):
a. Definitive host
b. Intermediatehost
c. Reservoir host
d. Transport host
5. Thehost inwhichthe parasite reachessexual or reproductive maturityisreferred to asa(n):
a. Definitive host
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,b. Intermediatehost
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, c. Reservoir host
d. Transport host
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