While Foraging on Grass,white-Tailed Deer Occasionally Ingest Snails or Slugs

question 9

Multiple Choice

While foraging on grass,white-tailed deer occasionally ingest snails or slugs that host larvae of the meningeal worm.The worm larvae mature inside the deer and eventually are passed out with the feces.The snails acquire the larvae as they come into contact with deer feces on the ground.The snails are an example of a(n)

• A)intermediate host.
• B)direct host.
• C)definitive host.
• D)macrohost.