The parasite which completes its life cycle in a single host is

Fasciola hepatica

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Plasmodium vivax

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Taenia solium

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Ascaris lumbricoides

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Solution

The correct option is D Ascaris lumbricoides
Fasciola hepatica completes its life cycle in sheep and snails. Plasmodium vivax completes life cycle in mosquito and man. Taenia solium completes life cycle in pig and man. Ascaris lumbricoides completes its life cycle in only one host i.e man. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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