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Exam 3
Zoology
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
03/30/2015

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Mutualism
Definition
Two organisms benefitting at the same time
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Commensalism
Definition
Where one organism benefits with benefit or cost to the other
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Amensalism
Definition
Where one species is harmed and the other is unaffected
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Predation
Definition
Where one organism benefits by killing the other
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Neutralism
Definition
Where two organisms live in close proximity with no benefits to either one
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Competition
Definition
Where both organisms live in proximity to each other at a cost to both
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Parasitism
Definition
Where one organism benefits at a cost to the other
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Parasitoidism
Definition
Mixture between parasitism and predation
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Intermediate host
Definition
Hosts of immature(larval) forms of a parasite
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Reservoir host
Definition
Intermediate host of encysted forms of the parasite
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Paratenic host
Definition
substitute intermediate host of immature forms of the parasite
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Primary host
Definition
Host of mature forms of parasite
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Definite host
Definition
a specific primary host for a parasite with high host specifity or the most common host for a certain parasite
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Accidental host
Definition
A sustitute primary host for a parasite with high-specifity
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Alternate host
Definition
A substitute primary host for a parasite with low host specifity
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Abberant host
Definition
Any intermediate or primary host in which normal development of the parasite ceases
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