(a) Name the infective stage of Plasmodium that is stored in the female Anopheles mosquito.

Question

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.

Answer 1

(a) 'Sporozoite' is the infective stage of Plasmodium which is stored in the female Anopheles mosquito's salivary glands.

(b) Both fertilization and development of malarial parasite takes place in Anopheles mosquito's gut.

(c) 'P' represents - Salivary glands containing sporozoites of female Anopheles mosquito.

'Q' represents - Gametocytes in human blood.

(d) Parasite reproduces asexually in - Human hepatocytes and RBCs.

Parasite reproduces sexually in - Gut of female Anopheles mosquito.