San Diego State University Problems of the Wolbachia Plasmodium Replication Questions

There are 4 questions:

1. Which of the following features of Wolbachia has NOT been shown to have potential in controlling the spread of malaria by at least some populations of mosquitoes?

1. Mosquitoes can be stably infected by Wolbachia for multiple generations.
2. Mosquitoes infected by Wolbachia are less likely to transmit the malaria parasite.
3. Mosquitoes infected by Wolbachia are less likely to take a blood meal.
4. All of the above have been shown in some populations of mosquitoes.

2. In which of the following lifestyles are you most likely to find hypermetamorphosis?

1. Gall-forming flies
2. Seed-feeding beetles
3. Parasitoid wasps
4. Parasitoid flies
5. Blood-feeding flies

3. Which of the following herbivorous lifestyles is going to be least affected by predators or parasitoids?

1. Leaf chewing
2. Sap sucking
3. Flower feeding
4. Leaf mining
5. Root boring

4. Secondary metabolites are…

1. …defensive chemicals in plants that are not immediately involved in primary metabolism.
2. …defensive chemicals in plants that are also intermediates in primary metabolic pathways.
3. …primary metabolites in plants that serve a secondary defensive function.
4. …metabolites that are not produced by plants but are instead produced by symbiotic bacteria housed in root nodules.
5. …products of metabolic pathways that plants use when essential nutrients are limiting.