Where does sexual reproduction of malaria-causing Plasmodium take place?
A) in the gut of a female mosquito
B) in the liver
C) in the mosquito salivary glands
D) inside white blood cells
E) inside red blood cells

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Sexual reproduction of Plasmodium, the parasite that causes malaria, takes place in the gut of a female Anopheles mosquito. During a blood meal, the mosquito ingests male and female gametocytes (reproductive cells) of the parasite from an infected human. These gametocytes then undergo sexual reproduction in the mosquito's gut to form zygotes, which eventually develop into sporozoites that can infect a new human host when the mosquito bites again.

Where Does Sexual Reproduction of Malaria-Causing Plasmodium Take Place