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Sporozoa
Phylum Sporozoa
| sporozoa | sporozoa |
|---|---|
| Sporozoa have adult forms with no means of .... | locomotion |
| Most species are parasitic and develop ___ | spores |
| In what part of the host are sporozoans carried? | the blood and other tissues |
| The disease caused by plasmodium | Malaria |
| How is malaria transmitted? | By the Anopheles mosquito |
| New spores called ___ emerge and infect red blood cells. | merozoites |
| The life cycle of the sporozoites cannot continue without which insect? | the mosquito |
| What drug has been used for years to treat malaria? | quinine |
| Why has it been impossible to eradicate malaria? | Because sporozoans can evolve resistance to drugs |