Question

The part of life cycle of malarial parasite Plasmodium relax, that is passed in female Anopheles is

(a) sexual cycle

(b) pre-erythrocytic schizogony

(c) exo-erythrocytic schizogony

(d) post-erythrocytic schizogony

Answer 1

Correct option (a) sexual cycle

Explanation:

Sexual phase in the life cycle of Plasmodium occurs in the gut of mosquito. Sexual phase involves the gametocytes, megagametophytes (female) and microgametocytes (male) which reach the stomach of female Anopheles mosquito by sucking human blood.