(Solved): 5. What is a vector? What are the two different types of vectors? 6. What is host specificity? Name ...

5. What is a vector? What are the two different types of vectors? 6. What is host specificity? Name a parasite that has broad host specificity, and one that has narrow host specificity. What is a reservoir host? 7. What are some ways that parasites defend themselves against elimination by the host? How can parasites cause damage in a mammalian host? 8. Describe the eukaryotic kingdom "protista." 9. We discussed six different genera of animal-like protists, which are also called What are they? Contrast the different ways these organisms are able to move around. Describe the diseases they cause (if any). What are the vectors for malaria, African sleeping sickness, and Chagas disease? 10. The study of fungi is called Describe some of the main characteristics of members of the fungi kingdom. How is a fungal spore different from a bacterial endospore? What is the difference between a haploid and diploid cell? 11. Describe how some fungi are beneficial to humans and the environment. 12. Fungal diseases are called Describe some of these diseases.