Plagiorhynchus Worms and Puccinia Rusts Are Parasites That Share the Ability

question 25

Multiple Choice

Plagiorhynchus worms and Puccinia rusts are parasites that share the ability to change their host's behavior in way that

• A) increase the length of time they can survive in their hosts.
• B) decrease their host's mortality rates.
• C) increase their hosts reproduction, thereby increasing production of parasite-infected offspring.
• D) increase the likelihood of their (the parasites') transmission to a new host.
• E) decrease the hosts' vulnerability to other parasites.

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