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The malaria parasite Plasmodium is carried by which mosquito?

AFemale Culex
BFemale Anopheles
CFemale Aedes
DMale Anopheles
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Female Anopheles
1. Female Aedes carries dengue. 2. Female Anopheles carries malaria. 3. All mosquitoes breed in water. _Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 2, Microorganisms: Friend and Foe._
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