alleryWhich mosquito is the vector for malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum?
AMale Aedes aegypti
BFemale Anopheles
CMale Culex
DFemale Aedes albopictus
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Female Anopheles
1. Plasmodium requires two hosts to complete its life cycle: human and mosquito.
2. The vector mosquito is the FEMALE Anopheles.
3. Sporozoites are introduced by the mosquito bite into human blood.
4. P. falciparum causes the most severe (malignant) form of malaria.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 7 "Human Health and Disease", §7.1_
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