Question

The malarial parasite 'Plasmodium' is carried only by the female Anopheles mosquito and not by the male mosquito because

• A. The female requires blood to produce eggs
• B. Plasmodium cannot survive in the male
• C. Both a& b
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A

The female requires blood to produce eggs

Only female Anopheles mosquitoes can transmit malaria. Malaria is caused by a one-celled parasite called Plasmodium. Female Anopheles mosquitoes pick up the parasite from infected people when they bite to obtain blood needed to nurture their eggs.