In Plasmodium, sexual phase occurs in

Blood of man

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Stomach of mosquito

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Salivary glands of mosquito

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Body cavity of mosquito

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Solution

The correct option is B Stomach of mosquito
The microgamete and macrogamete fusion occurs in stomach of mosquito to form zygote. The zygote gains the motility and invades wall of the midgut of mosquito followed by their deveopment into oocyst. So, plasmodium completes its sexual phase of life cycle in stomach of the mosquito.

Suggest Corrections

A. Polyp	1. Body cavity not lined by epithelium
B. Acoelomate	2. Blood filled cavity of arthropods
C. Pseudocoelomate	3. A cnidarian asexual body form
D. Hemocoel	4. Lack in internal body cavity
	5. Cavity unique to sponges