Multiple choice

The infective stage of malarial parasite is

  1. metacryptozoite

  2. cryptozoite

  3. schizont

  4. sporozoite

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The sporozoite is the infectious form of the malaria parasite (Plasmodium) that enters the human body when an infected female Anopheles mosquito takes a blood meal. From the bloodstream, sporozoites travel to the liver to begin the next stage of their life cycle.