672 General and Applied Biology 

 QUESTIONS AND TOPICS 



1. Learn the correct pronunciation, derivation, and true meaning of each new 

 term used in this chapter, 



2. Add from your own experience any additional examples for each biotic phe- 

 nomenon described in this chapter, being very careful to check so that it is 

 placed in the proper category. 



3. Discuss the probable origin of parasitism in the living world. 



4. Give probable reasons why there are so many types of pathogenic organisms. 



5. Discuss gregariousness and communal life, giving examples from your own 

 observations. 



6. What are the benefits of successful and efficient communal life? 



7. What attributes are common to colonies of honeybees, ants, and human 

 beings? 



8. Discuss the uniqueness of predaciousness, insectivorous plants, and epiphytes. 



9. Discuss plant and animal antagonisms, including the probable origin for such 

 behavior and its consequences. 



10, In the light of your present knowledge, discuss the human family, a colony 

 of people, and possible communal life for entire countries and the world at 

 large, 



SELECTED REFERENCES* 



Allee: The Social Life of Animals, W. W. Norton & Co., Inc. 

 Alverdes: Social Life in the Animal World, Harcourt, Brace and Co., Inc. 

 Chandler: Animal Parasites and Human Disease, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 

 Conant et al. : Manual of Clinical Mycology, W. B. Saunders Co. 

 Darwin: Insectivorous Plants, London, John Murray. 

 Dodge: Medical Mycology, The C. V. Mosby Co. 



Ewing: Manual of External Parasites, Charles C Thomas, Publisher. 

 Faust: Human Helminthology, Lea & Febiger. 



Harshberger: Mycology and Plant Pathology, P. Blakiston's Son & Co. 

 Henrici and Ordal: The Biology of Bacteria (Microbiology), D. C. Heath & Co. 

 Lloyd : Carnivorous Plants, Chronica Botanica Co. 



Sweetman: Parasitic and Predacious Insects, Comstock Publishing Co., Inc. 

 Wheeler: The Social Insects; Their Origin and Evolution, Harcourt, Brace and 

 Co,, Inc, 



* Additional references in the chapter on Fungi, p. 184. 



