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Which stage of Plasmodium falciparum is found in the stomach lining of a female mosquito?
Which stage of Plasmodium falciparum is found in the stomach lining of a female mosquito?
- Sporozoites (correct)
- Gametocytes
- Trophozoites
- Schizonts
What is the shape structure of sporozoites, the infectious form of Plasmodium falciparum to humans?
What is the shape structure of sporozoites, the infectious form of Plasmodium falciparum to humans?
- Grape-like cluster
- Amoeboid shape
- Sickled (crescent) shape (correct)
- Ring-like structure
Which stage of Plasmodium falciparum resembles a ring-like structure or even headphone-like structures?
Which stage of Plasmodium falciparum resembles a ring-like structure or even headphone-like structures?
- Gametocytes
- Oocysts
- Schizonts
- Trophozoites (correct)
What is the feeding form of Plasmodium falciparum which is vacuolated with large chromatin dots and fine yellowish-brown pigment?
What is the feeding form of Plasmodium falciparum which is vacuolated with large chromatin dots and fine yellowish-brown pigment?
Which stage of Plasmodium falciparum contains several newly produced merozoites arranged in a grape-like cluster?
Which stage of Plasmodium falciparum contains several newly produced merozoites arranged in a grape-like cluster?
What is the unusual cellular organization characteristic of sponges?
What is the unusual cellular organization characteristic of sponges?
What type of protists are protozoans?
What type of protists are protozoans?
Why are protozoans only found in wet habitats?
Why are protozoans only found in wet habitats?
Which protozoan causes malaria?
Which protozoan causes malaria?
How do protozoans reproduce?
How do protozoans reproduce?
What vital functions can protozoans perform?
What vital functions can protozoans perform?
Why are protozoans described as the apex of single cell complexity?
Why are protozoans described as the apex of single cell complexity?
How are endoparasites defined?
How are endoparasites defined?
What is the vector for Plasmodium falciparum?
What is the vector for Plasmodium falciparum?
Which species of Plasmodium accounts for about 50% of malaria cases?
Which species of Plasmodium accounts for about 50% of malaria cases?
How is malaria contracted?
How is malaria contracted?
What process is responsible for the reproduction of Plasmodium?
What process is responsible for the reproduction of Plasmodium?
What is a characteristic of the life cycle of endoparasites like Plasmodium?
What is a characteristic of the life cycle of endoparasites like Plasmodium?
