Ace the NAVTA Test 2026 – Unleash Your Vet Tech Superpowers!

A mite is a type of arthropod that is closely related to spiders and ticks. While some mites can be harmless or even beneficial, many are known to be harmful parasites to plants, animals, and even humans. This is why option B, "Identify this parasite," is the correct answer. Identifying a mite as a worm, bacterium, or virus would be incorrect because they are all very different types of organisms with different structures and functions.