CBSE 2025 · Region 1 · Set 3 · Q25 · 3 marks
Study a part of life cycle of Plasmodium given below :
Answer the following questions :(a)Name the infective stage of Plasmodium that is stored in the female Anopheles mosquito.(b)Where does fertilization and development of parasite take place ?(c)Identify labels P and Q in the given diagram.(d)Asexual and sexual phase of the life cycle of the Plasmodium takes place in two different hosts. Write their names.
Study a part of life cycle of Plasmodium given below :
Answer the following questions :
(a)
Name the infective stage of Plasmodium that is stored in the female Anopheles mosquito.
(b)
Where does fertilization and development of parasite take place ?
(c)
Identify labels P and Q in the given diagram.
(d)
Asexual and sexual phase of the life cycle of the Plasmodium takes place in two different hosts. Write their names.
Marking-scheme solution
(a)
Sporozoites
(b)
In the gut of the female Anopheles mosquito
(c)
P: Salivary glands of the female Anopheles mosquito
Q: Gametocytes
(d)
Asexual phase = In human
Sexual phase =In mosquito
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