Question

Which of the following statements is correct with respect to life cycle of Plasmodium.

Options

• When mosquito bites a man, gametocytes are injected with blood meal.

• The sporozoites reproduce sexually in liver cells.

• Female mosquito takes up sporozoites.

• The gametocytes develop in RBCs.

Answer 1

The gametocytes develop in RBCs.

Explanation:

Sporozoites are injected into a guy when he is bitten by a mosquito. Sporozoites are asexually reproduced in liver cells. With a blood meal, the female Anopheles mosquito takes up gametocytes.