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1	Malaria is transmitted to humans by the Anopheles mosquito, which injects the _______ stage of the organism Plasmodium.
	A)	oocyst
	B)	gametocyte
	C)	schizont
	D)	merozoite
	E)	sporozoite
2	Arrange the following in the proper order in which they occur during the human-phase of the Plasmodium life cycle. 1. Formation of schizont 2. Invasion of the liver 3. Invasion of red blood cells
	A)	1, 2, 3
	B)	2, 1, 3
	C)	2, 3, 1
	D)	3, 2, 1
	E)	3, 1, 2
3	Arrange the following in the proper order in which they occur during the mosquito-phase of the Plasmodium life cycle. 1. Formation of zygote 2. Formation of oocyst 3. Formation of sporozoites
	A)	1, 2, 3
	B)	2, 1, 3
	C)	2, 3, 1
	D)	3, 2, 1
	E)	3, 1, 2
4	Plasmodium gametocytes are capable of producing gametes in mosquitoes, but not in human hosts.
	A)	True
	B)	False
5	The liver cells of people infected with malaria contain the ring trophozoite form of Plasmodium.
	A)	True
	B)	False