1. Which mosquito transmits malaria to humans?
A.
Female Anopheles mosquito
B.
Male Anopheles mosquito
C.
Female housefly
D.
Male honeybee
Correct Answer:
Female Anopheles mosquito
Explanation:
Malaria is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito.
2. The mosquito that acts as the vector of malaria belongs to which genus?
A.
Aedes
B.
Culex
C.
Anopheles
D.
Musca
Correct Answer:
Anopheles
Explanation:
The malaria vector belongs to the genus Anopheles.
3. Which sex of Anopheles mosquito usually takes a blood meal from humans?
A.
Male
B.
Female
C.
Both only during the larval stage
D.
Neither male nor female
Correct Answer:
Female
Explanation:
The female Anopheles mosquito takes a blood meal, which is necessary for egg development and can transmit malaria parasites.
4. At which time does the Anopheles mosquito commonly bite humans?
A.
Mainly at night
B.
Only at noon
C.
Only in the early afternoon
D.
Only during sunrise
Correct Answer:
Mainly at night
Explanation:
The female Anopheles mosquito commonly bites during the night.
5. What is the role of an infected female Anopheles mosquito in malaria?
A.
It acts as a vector
B.
It acts as a plant parasite
C.
It produces red blood cells
D.
It destroys all Plasmodium stages
Correct Answer:
It acts as a vector
Explanation:
An infected female Anopheles mosquito carries and transmits Plasmodium parasites between humans.
6. Where do Anopheles mosquitoes commonly lay their eggs?
A.
In water
B.
On dry rocks
C.
Inside flower petals
D.
On the feathers of birds
Correct Answer:
In water
Explanation:
Anopheles mosquitoes lay their eggs in water, where the eggs develop into larvae.
7. Which mosquito is important in the spread of human malaria?
A.
Anopheles
B.
Fruit fly
C.
Tsetse fly
D.
Sandfly
Correct Answer:
Anopheles
Explanation:
The Anopheles mosquito is the important mosquito vector responsible for spreading human malaria.
8. Why is the female Anopheles mosquito important in the malaria life cycle?
A.
It transmits Plasmodium during its bite
B.
It changes into a Plasmodium parasite
C.
It produces human antibodies
D.
It prevents mosquitoes from breeding
Correct Answer:
It transmits Plasmodium during its bite
Explanation:
The female Anopheles mosquito transmits Plasmodium parasites to humans when it bites.
9. Which measure directly helps prevent malaria transmission by Anopheles mosquitoes?
A.
Sleeping under an insecticide-treated mosquito net
B.
Eating more sugar
C.
Drinking cold water
D.
Avoiding fruits
Correct Answer:
Sleeping under an insecticide-treated mosquito net
Explanation:
An insecticide-treated mosquito net helps prevent bites from infected Anopheles mosquitoes.
10. Which statement about the malaria-transmitting mosquito is correct?
A.
It is a female Anopheles mosquito
B.
It is a male Anopheles mosquito
C.
It is a female housefly
D.
It is a male butterfly
Correct Answer:
It is a female Anopheles mosquito
Explanation:
Human malaria is transmitted by the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito.
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