List of top Zoology Questions on Parasites

Assertion (A): Elephantiasis is due to the obstruction of lymphatic vessels by accumulation of dead filarial worms.
Reason (R): First stage microfilaria larva is the infective stage to humans.

Four pairs of flagella are found in:

Assertion (A): Ascaris lumbricoides completes its entire life cycle within the small intestine. Reason (R): Larvae of Ascaris undergo extra intestinal migration.

Statement I: Due to presence of mitochondria, Entamoeba histolytica is a facultative anaerobe. Statement II: Entamoeba histolytica causes abscesses in the wall of large intestine of man.

Assertion (A): Life cycle of ectoparasites is more complex with many developmental stages.
Reason (R): Developmental stages of endoparasites have better chances to reach definitive host.

Among the following, nocturnal periodicity is exhibited by