Protist Diseases (OCR GCSE Biology A (Gateway Science Suite)): Quizzes
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What type of pathogen causes malaria?
What type of pathogen causes malaria?
Protist pathogens
Where do malaria pathogens invade and multiply?
Where do malaria pathogens invade and multiply?
Red blood cells
What happens to red blood cells infected with malaria?
What happens to red blood cells infected with malaria?
They are damaged and destroyed
What are the main symptoms of malaria?
What are the main symptoms of malaria?
Fevers and shaking
When do malaria symptoms occur?
When do malaria symptoms occur?
When protists burst out of blood cells
Which mosquito transmits malaria?
Which mosquito transmits malaria?
Female Anopheles mosquito
What role does the mosquito play in malaria transmission?
What role does the mosquito play in malaria transmission?
It acts as a vector
How do malaria protists enter the human bloodstream?
How do malaria protists enter the human bloodstream?
Through the mosquito's saliva
Where do malaria protists reproduce sexually?
Where do malaria protists reproduce sexually?
Within the mosquito
Why are insecticide-coated nets effective at night?
Why are insecticide-coated nets effective at night?
Mosquitoes are most active at night
Why should stagnant water be removed to prevent malaria?
Why should stagnant water be removed to prevent malaria?
Mosquitoes lay eggs there
What do antimalarial drugs do?
What do antimalarial drugs do?
Kill parasites in the bloodstream