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A graduate student discovered an important gene regulating seed development in Arabidopsis. A couple of years later, he found two other alleles of the same gene. He decides to name the gene with the name of MSU,  which of the following symbol will he use to describe the mutant phenotype?

You have concerns that a client’s dog has a lungworm infection.  Therefore, to diagnose it, you know that you need to see if there are any larvae in the dog’s feces. What fecal test should you use (select the best answer)?

For arthropods, select the FALSE statement

Fleas have the following characteristics:  

For mosquitoes, select the FALSE statement

Ctenocephalides felis larvae feed primarily on

For a biological vector select the FALSE statement:

Select the FALSE statement regarding lice and fleas

Mosquitoes can be controlled by all of the following EXCEPT:

A client brings in Bucky, her cat, who is exhibiting dermatitis along the back and in the neck region. Bucky is showing localized hair loss in this region coupled with scratching. Running a wet cotton ball through the hair coat results in red spots on the cotton ball. The parasite most likely responsible for this dermatitis is: