In Plasmodium, gametocytes are formed in man, but do not develop fully in the R.B.C. because of ________________.

Antibodies present in blood

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Antigens present in blood

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Higher temperature of blood

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Lower temperature of blood

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Solution

The correct option is C Higher temperature of blood
Plasmodium is a single-celled protozoan parasite of humans that causes malaria in humans by getting transmitted by mosquito bites. The gametocytes don’t develop in RBC due to high blood temperature and high body temperature of human. Hence they develop asexually in blood.

The correct answer is C.

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