Question

plasmodium is an example of ... a. virus . b. bacteria..... c. protozoa.... d. worm.......​

Answer 1

Answer:

Plasmodium is an example of Protozoa.

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Answer 2

Plasmodium is an example of protozoa. (option c)

• Plasmodium belongs to the "phylum Apicomplexa"( a taxonomic group of single-celled pararsites). Plasmodium is a genus of "parasitic protozoans" which comes under Sporozoa sub-class coccidia which are the organisms that cause malaria.
• Plasmodium infects the RBCs (red blood cells) in mammals, humans, reptiles, birds, etc.,  Plasmodium is called a "malaria parasite" as it causes malaria in the host body.
• These plasmodia are found in Apicompleax within the Haemosporida.
• Haemosporida is a group that includes all the all apicomplexans living in the RBCs.
• Protozoa are single-celled organisms living in marine or freshwater environments.