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WorksheetsMalaria revision
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which protist causes malaria?
a)
plasmodium
b)
anopheles
c)
trypanosoma
d)
chagas
2.
Which mosquito carries the protist which causes malaria?
a)
anopheles
b)
plasmodium
c)
trichonympha
d)
toxoplamosis
3.
What is the 1st stage of malaria infection?
a)
sporozoite
b)
gametocyte
c)
merozoite
d)
plasmodiocyte
4.
What is the 2nd stage of malaria?
a)
merozoite
b)
gametocyte
c)
sporozoite
d)
mosquito bite
5.
Which mosquito drinks blood?
a)
female
b)
male
c)
both male and female
d)
mosquitoes don't drink blood
6.
In stage one of malaria where does the protist go after the mosquito bites a human?
a)
liver
b)
red blood cells
c)
eggs and sperm
d)
brain
7.
Where does the protist that causes malaria go in stage 2 of malaria?
a)
red blood cells
b)
liver
c)
brain
d)
mosquito gut
8.
The human represents the _________ host for Plasmodium since _____________ reproduction occurs at this site.
a)
intermediate .....asexual
b)
intermediate....sexual
c)
definitive....asexual
d)
definitive......sexual
9.
The Plasmodium life-cycle stage produced during the liver stage is called the
a)
gametocyte
b)
merozoite
c)
sporozoite
d)
trypanosoma
10.
The intermediate host enables the parasite to
a)
make many copies of itself
b)
fertilize their gametes
11.
What is the infective stage for malaria? How do humans get infected?
a)
Trophozoite
b)
Sporozoite
c)
Cyst
d)
Trypomastigote
12.
The following stage of Plasmodium is present in human EXCEPT:
a)
sporozoite
b)
gametocyte
c)
zygote
d)
merozoite
13.
What is the tissue sample of choice for diagnosis of malaria?
a)
Eye scraping
b)
Feces
c)
Blood
d)
bone marrow
14.
How does human acquires malaria?
a)
Ingestion of contaminated food
b)
Biting of vector
c)
Swimming in infected lake
d)
Use homemade solution for contact lense
15.
Which stage of malaria parasite present in blood of human patients is capable of further development in female Anopheles mosquito?
a)
Merozoite
b)
Gametocytes
c)
Scizonts
d)
Ring stage / trophozoite
16.
The following are ways in which the spread can be prevented
a)
Spraying DDT
b)
Use of insecticide impreganted nets
c)
Medication
d)
All of the above
17.
Which of the following does DDT kill?
a)
Anopheles
b)
Plasmodium
18.
Malaria can reccur.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
The sexual cycle of the malaria parasite occurs in the..
a)
Human blood cells
b)
Mosquito stomach
c)
Mosquito salivary glands
d)
Human liver
20.
Sporozoites enter the human through..
a)
Mosquito blood
b)
Mosquito saliva
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