NEET Biology Biological Classification Based Practice Questions & Answers with Viewers Discussion and Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

Plasmodium has two hosts.

(i) Female Anopheles mosquito : Here the sexual phase of the malarial parasite occurs and it is considered the definitive host of malarial parasite.

(ii) Human beings : Here the asexual phase of malarial parasite occurs. It is considered as the intermediate host. Options (b), (c) and (d) are the stages of the asexual phase of Plasmodium.