Product Life Cycle

Step 1 (a): The infective stage of \textit{Plasmodium} stored in the female \textit{Anopheles} mosquito is the **sporozoite**. Step 2 (b): Fertilization and development of the parasite take place in the **gut of the female Anopheles mosquito**. Step 3 (c): \begin{itemize}
Label P – Sporozoites
Label Q – Gametocytes \end{itemize} Step 4 (d): \begin{itemize}
Asexual phase – Occurs in **human host**
Sexual phase – Occurs in **female Anopheles mosquito** \end{itemize}