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The malarial parasite 'Plasmodium' is carried only by female anopheles mosquito and not by the male mosquito because;

A

The female requires blood to produce eggs

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B

Plasmodium cannot survive in the male

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C

Both a& b

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A
The female requires blood to produce eggs

Female Anopheles mosquitoes pick up the parasite Plasmodium from infected people when they bite to obtain blood needed to nurture their eggs.

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