What Is a Definitive Host in the Life Cycle of a Parasite

question 73

Multiple Choice

What is a definitive host in the life cycle of a parasite?

• A) An organism in which asexual reproduction or an immature form of a parasite occurs.
• B) An organism in which either sexual reproduction or asexual reproduction of the parasite occurs.
• C) An organism in which sexual reproduction or the adult form of a parasite occurs.
• D) An organism in which the parasite multiplies asexually, without causing any damage to the host.
• E) An organism from which a parasite typically is not passed to another host, so that the parasite cannot complete its life cycle.

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