(a) What is the scientific name of malarial parasite? Name the method of its reproduction.
(b) Write one feature which is common to each of the following pairs of terms/organs.
(i) glycogen and starch (ii) chlorophyll and haemoglobin
(iii) gills and lungs (iv) arteries and veins

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(a) Malaria is caused by the parasite Plasmodium. There are four different species of this parasite which cause malaria. Plasmodium reproduces by multiple fission.

(b) (i) glycogen and starch - carbohydrates
(ii) chlorophyll and haemoglobin - pigments
(iii) gills and lungs - respiratory sructures
(iv) arteries and veins - blood vessels

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(a) What is the scientific name of malarial parasite? Name the method of its reproduction. (b) Write one feature which is common to each of the following pairs of terms/organs. (i) glycogen and starch (ii) chlorophyll and haemoglobin ​(iii) gills and lungs (iv) arteries and veins

(a) What is the scientific name of malarial parasite? Name the method of its reproduction.
(b) Write one feature which is common to each of the following pairs of terms/organs.
(i) glycogen and starch (ii) chlorophyll and haemoglobin
(iii) gills and lungs (iv) arteries and veins