Study a part of the life cycle of malarial parasite given below. Answer the questions that follow:

(a) Mention the roles of ‘A’ in the life cycle of the malarial parasite.

(b) Name the event ‘C’ and the organ where this event occurs.

(c) Identify the organ ‘B’ and name the cells being released from it.

(a) Roles of 'A' in the life cycle of the malarial parasite are:

A is the Gametocyte of Plasmodium that enter the mosquito. It specializes in transition from the human and mosquito host and takes the blood meal from the malarial patient when the mosquito bites him/her.

(b) The event 'C' which occurs is called fertilization and the organ where this event occurs is the intestine of the mosquito.

(c) The organ 'B' is the salivary gland of the female Anopheles mosquito.

The cells that are being released from it is known as the sporozoites of Plasmodium.