what is an ectoparasite
one that lives outside of the host
what is an endoparasite
one that lives inside the host
what is a direct lifecycle
a parasite completes all its developmental stages in a single host organism
what is a indirect lifecycle
a parasitic life cycle that requires more than one host to complete
what is a definitive host
organism that supports the adult or sexually reproductive form of a parisite
what is a intermediate host
organism that supports the immature / non reproductive form of parisites