Observe the given figure and answer the given question.
In which part of the body of a mosquito the malarial parasite are stored?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) - Salivary glands
In a mosquito, the malarial parasite (Plasmodium) is stored in the Salivary glands
The parasite migrates to the mosquito's salivary glands after undergoing development in the mosquito's gut. When the mosquito feeds on a human, it injects saliva into the human host, which may contain the malarial sporozoites, leading to the transmission of the parasite.
Stages in the life cycle of Plasmodium