Question

The part of the life cycle of malarial parasite Plasmodium vivax, that occurs in female Anopheles is

• A. Sexual cycle
• B. Pre-erythrocytic schizogony
• C. Exoerythrocytic schizogony
• D. Post-erythrocytic schizogony

Answer 1

The correct option is A Sexual cycle

P. vivax is a causative agent of malaria. The life cycle of Plasmodium is characterized by an exogenous sexual phase (sporogony), in which multiplication occurs in female Anopheles mosquitos and an endogenous asexual phase (schizogony) which take place in the RBCs of the infected host. Thus, the correct answer is option A.