Presence of plastids in Plasmodium suggests

It is a plant species

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It is a parasite with a cynobacterium as an endosymbiont

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It is a parasite with an archebacterium as an endosymbiont

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It is a plant species with an archebacterium as an endosymbiont

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Solution

The correct option is B It is a parasite with a cynobacterium as an endosymbiont
The plastid in Plasmodium is apicoplast. The apicoplast is a non-photosynthetic plasmid that was believed to be endosymbiotic with the cyanobacterium. These organelles are necessary for the survival of the parasite as they are involved in biochemical processes. Thus the correct answer is option B.

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