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| *Hard ticks have festoons | | *Hard ticks have festoons |
| *Hard ticks can be ornate | | *Hard ticks can be ornate |
− | |l2=Ticks#Morphology | + | |l2=Tick_Morphology |
| |q3=True or False: Soft ticks can swell up to three times their body size whilst taking a blood meal | | |q3=True or False: Soft ticks can swell up to three times their body size whilst taking a blood meal |
| |a3= | | |a3= |
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| *Soft ticks feed little and often and cannot expand to three times their body size whilst feeding | | *Soft ticks feed little and often and cannot expand to three times their body size whilst feeding |
| *Female hard ticks can swell up to three times their body size whilst engorging on a blood meal | | *Female hard ticks can swell up to three times their body size whilst engorging on a blood meal |
− | |l3=Ticks#Morphology | + | |l3=Tick_Morphology |
| |q4=List the mouthparts of ticks | | |q4=List the mouthparts of ticks |
| |a4= | | |a4= |
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| *Chelicerae | | *Chelicerae |
| *Palps | | *Palps |
− | |l4=Ticks#Mouthparts | + | |l4=Tick_Morphology |
| |q5=Fill in the missing words about soft and hard ticks: | | |q5=Fill in the missing words about soft and hard ticks: |
| <p>Soft ticks feed ??? and on ??? hosts. Hard ticks take ??? at each life cycle stage and can feed on ??? different hosts during their life cycle.</p> | | <p>Soft ticks feed ??? and on ??? hosts. Hard ticks take ??? at each life cycle stage and can feed on ??? different hosts during their life cycle.</p> |
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| *one blood meal | | *one blood meal |
| *one, two or three | | *one, two or three |
− | |l5=Ticks#Life Cycle | + | |l5=Tick_Life Cycle |
| |q6=What is trans-ovarian transmission and give an example of a species of tick which uses this | | |q6=What is trans-ovarian transmission and give an example of a species of tick which uses this |
| |a6= | | |a6= |
| *Infection is passed from one generation of ticks to the next through the egg | | *Infection is passed from one generation of ticks to the next through the egg |
| *Babesia | | *Babesia |
− | |l6=Ticks#Disease Transmission | + | |l6=Tick_Disease Transmission |
| |q7=What is trans-stadial transmission? | | |q7=What is trans-stadial transmission? |
| |a7= | | |a7= |
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| *Organism passed onto the next host as the tick develops (only in two and three host ticks) | | *Organism passed onto the next host as the tick develops (only in two and three host ticks) |
| *It is not passed onto the next generation through the egg | | *It is not passed onto the next generation through the egg |
− | |l7=Ticks#Disease Transmission | + | |l7=Tick_Disease Transmission |
| |q8=What is the most important tick species in the UK, how many hosts does it feed upon and what disease can it spread? | | |q8=What is the most important tick species in the UK, how many hosts does it feed upon and what disease can it spread? |
| |a8= | | |a8= |
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| *3 host tick | | *3 host tick |
| *Transmits Lyme Disease | | *Transmits Lyme Disease |
− | |l8=Hard Ticks - UK | + | |l8=Ixodes_spp.#UK_species |
| |q9=What climate does Rhipicephalus species prefer and what is it a vector for? | | |q9=What climate does Rhipicephalus species prefer and what is it a vector for? |
| |a9= | | |a9= |
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| *Babesia bigemina | | *Babesia bigemina |
| *Babesia canis and Ehrlichia canis | | *Babesia canis and Ehrlichia canis |
− | |l9=Hard Ticks - Overseas | + | |l9=Rhipicephalus_spp. |
| |q10=Name some important soft ticks | | |q10=Name some important soft ticks |
| |a10= | | |a10= |
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| </FlashCard> | | </FlashCard> |
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| [[Category:Ticks]] | | [[Category:Ticks]] |