The Gametocytes of the Malaria-Causing Organism Plasmodium

question 155

Multiple Choice

The gametocytes of the malaria-causing organism Plasmodium

• A) develop into merozoites.
• B) inhabit the salivary glands of Anopheles mosquitoes.
• C) are the infective stage obtained from the insect vector.
• D) are picked up by a feeding mosquito from the human host's blood.
• E) give rise to zygotes within the mammalian circulatory system.

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