Question
Biology Question on Asexual Reproduction
In the life cycle of plasmodium sporozoites ______ undergoes asexual reproduction in which cells?
A
Intestinal cells & R.B.C.
B
Liver cells & R.B.C.
C
Liver cells & W.B.C.
D
Salivary glands & W.B.C.
Answer
Intestinal cells & R.B.C.
Explanation
Solution
The correct answer is B: Liver cells & R.B.C.
Through the bloodstream, the sporozoites reach the liver sinusoids and there they leave the blood circulation to invade a hepatocyte, after multiple transmigration events. In the hepatocyte, they undergo one asexual replication cycle that results in a liver schizont containing thousands of merozoites (yellow).