Which of the Following Is a Parasitic Relationship

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a parasitic relationship?

• A) The Dutch elm disease fungus infects and kills elm trees.
• B) The yellow fever virus causes fever and sometimes kills humans.
• C) A female tick fastens to the skin of a human host and draws blood for nutrition to make her eggs.
• D) The trichina worm burrows into muscle tissue, forms a cyst, and waits to continue its cycle until a predator consumes the host.
• E) All of the answer choices describe parasitic relationships.

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Definitions:

Reared Together

Describes individuals, typically siblings or animals, who are raised in the same environment at the same time.

Polyandry

A type of marriage where a woman is simultaneously married to more than one man.

Polygyny

A form of marriage in which a man is allowed to have more than one wife.

Polygamy

The practice or condition of having more than one spouse at the same time.