Question 4

Question a: What prominent adaptation for transmission does this parasite possess?

Question b: What life cycle stage would have initially infected the snail?

Question c: What type of parasite reproduction occurs within the snail?

Question d: What type of vertebrate animals harbor the sexually-reproducing stage of this parasite and its relatives?

Question e: Is the snail a definitive host or intermediate host in this life cycle?

Question f: What is the name of the life cycle stage shown in this photograph?

Question g: Classify this parasite.