Biological Classification And System Of Classification Question 166
Question: Assertion : Plasmodium causes disease in female Anopheles mosquitoes. Reason : Female Anopheles mosquitoes feed on human blood.
Options:
A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false
D) If the assertion is false but reason is true
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
The sexual phase of the malarial parasite occurs in the Anopheles mosquito.
As the female Anopheles mosquitoes feed on blood, only they can serve as vector hosts of malarial parasites.
The parasite does not harm the mosquito.
BETA
