Life Cycle of Plasmodium

Q.

The sporozoites that cause infection when a female Anopheles mosquito bites a human being are formed in:

1. salivary glands of the mosquito

2. Liver of human

3. intestine of human

4. RBCs of mosquito

Q. Motile zygote of Plasmodium occurs in

1. Gut of female Anopheles
2. Salivary glands of Anopheles
3. Human liver
4. Human RBCs

Q. Read the following statements regarding malarial parasite, Plasmodium and select the correct statement.

1. Both the formation and storage of sporozoites occur in salivary glands of mosquito
2. Formation of gametes occurs in humans but their fusion occurs in mosquitoes
3. Haemozoin released from Plasmodium infected ruptured RBCs is responsible for high fever and chills
4. Sporozoites reproduce sexually in liver cells and produce gametes

Q. _________ is the parasitic fungi that grows on mustard.

1. Saccharomyces
2. Mucor
3. Rhizopus
4. Albugo

Q.

What is the baby mosquito called?

1. Larva

2. Pupa

3. Baby

4. Embryo

Q. Read the following statement regarding malaria and select the correct statement.

1. Both formation and storage of sporozoites occur in salivary glands of mosquito
2. Formation of gametes occurs in humans but their fusion occurs in mosquitoes
3. Haemozoin released from Plasmodium infected ruptured RBCs is responsible for high fever and chills
4. Sporozoites reproduce sexually in liver cells and produce gametes

Q.

What is a Primary host?

Q. Which of the following are intermediate hosts of human liver fluke?

1. Fish and snail
2. Fish and slug
3. Starfish and slug
4. Snail and slug

Q. What is the meaning of monogenetic parasite

Q.

What microbe causes malaria?

Q.

What is a secondary host?

Q.

Malaria is caused by female anopheles mosquito . The parasite is stored in the saliva of mosquito, then why the mosquito is not affected with malaria

Q.

What is haemozoin?

Q.

How does Plasmodium enter the body?

Q. Haemozoin is:

1. Precursor of haemoglobin
2. Toxin released by Streptomyces
3. Toxin released by Plasmodium
4. Toxin released by Haemophilus species

Q. Which of the following statements about malaria is true?

1. There are two stages in the life cycle of the malarial parasite
2. Asexual stage occurs in mosquitoes
3. Asexual stage occurs in humans and sexual stage starts in humans and ends in mosquitoes
4. Asexual stage occurs in mosquitoes and sexual stage occurs in humans

Q.

How malaria is spread?

Q. Ascaris has all of the following features, except

1. complete digestive system
2. indirect development
3. parasitic life
4. external fertilisation

Q. Read the following statement regarding malaria and select the correct statement.

1. Both formation and storage of sporozoites occur in salivary glands of mosquito
2. Formation of gametes occurs in humans but their fusion occurs in mosquitoes
3. Haemozoin released from Plasmodium infected ruptured RBCs is responsible for high fever and chills
4. Sporozoites reproduce sexually in liver cells and produce gametes

Q. Which one of the following genus of insects prefer to breed in clean water and their larvae lie parallel to the surface of water?

1. Culex
2. Anopheles
3. Aedes
4. Phlebotomus

Q. A parasite can have multiple hosts

1. True
2. False

Q.

Man in the life cycle of plasmodium is:

1. Intermediate host

2. Secondary host

3. Primary host

4. None of the option

Q. Haemozoin is:

1. Precursor of haemoglobin
2. Toxin released by Streptomyces
3. Toxin released by Plasmodium
4. Toxin released by Haemophilus species

Q.

Haemozoin is

1. a precursor of hemoglobin

2. a toxin from Streptococcus

3. a toxin from Plasmodium species

4. a toxin from Haemophilus species

Q. Arrange the following in order of their appearance in the Plasmodium life cycle and choose the correct option

1. Schizonts, Trophozoites, Merozoites, Gametocytes, Sporozoites
2. Merozoites, Schizonts, Trophozoites, Gametocytes, Sporozoites
3. Merozoites, Gametocytes, Sporozoites, Schizonts, Trophozoites
4. Sporozoites, Merozoites, Trophozoites, Schizonts, Gametocytes

Q. Choose the correct statements for Malaria.

1. Malaria is a protozoan infection
2. It is caused by P. falciparum, P. vivax and P. malariae, P ovale
3. It is caused by the female Anopheles mosquito
4. It is spread by the female Anopheles mosquito

Q.

Can a blood test detect lung disease?

Q. Asexual life cycle of Plasmodium is completed in

1. Female Culex mosquito
2. Male Anopheles mosquito
3. Human body
4. Female Anopheles mosquito

Q. Describe the life cycle of Plasmodium vivax in man.

Q. Which of the following statements about malaria is/are true?

1. There are two stages in the life cycle of the malarial parasite
2. Asexual stage occurs in mosquitoes
3. Asexual stage occurs in humans and sexual stage starts in humans and ends in mosquitoes
4. Asexual stage occurs in mosquitoes and sexual stage occurs in humans