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The World of Parasites: A brief overview of the gruesome lives of parasites
1. The Five
Kingdoms are
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Prokaryotes such as bacteria
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Small eukaryotes such as euglena
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Eukaryotic external heterotrophs such as mushrooms
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Eukaryotic autotrophs such as trees, ferns, and cacti
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Eukaryotic internal heterotrophs such as humans
2.
**Many parasites belong to two of these kingdoms. Go back and star those two kingdoms. **
3.
Give an example of an animal in each of the following phyla:
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Phyla |
Example |
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Chordate |
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Arthropod |
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Annelid |
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Nematode |
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Platyhelminthes |
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Cnidaria |
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Porifera |
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4.
How do you classify an organism from most general to most specific?
5.
Parasite Terminology: Define the following terms related to parasites.
Parasite
Intermediate Host
Vector
6. Follow along as your teacher
explains the life cycle of the malaria parasite.
Summarize the life cycle in your own words.