Question detail
Which option avoids the common misconception in this objective for Reproduction, Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only): students must describe how malarial parasites reproduce asexually in the human host and sexually in the mosquito.
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practice
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Topic
Reproduction
Question
- A. Misconception avoided: Mitosis supports growth and repair; meiosis supports sexual reproduction. This matches Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only) because students must describe how malarial parasites reproduce asexually in the human host and sexually in the mosquito.
- B. Common misconception: Forgetting chromosome number is maintained in mitosis but halved in meiosis. This would blur Mitosis vs meiosis instead of testing Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only).
- C. Partial misconception: Claiming meiosis is used for body growth. This misses the objective focus on describe how malarial parasites reproduce asexually in the human host and sexually in the mosquito.
- D. Terminology mix-up: It moves into a neighbouring Unit 4.6 idea rather than Reproduction / Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only).
Answer
The correct option is Misconception avoided: Mitosis supports growth and repair; meiosis supports sexual reproduction. This matches Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only) because students must describe how malarial parasites reproduce asexually in the human host and sexually in the mosquito.. It is the only option that keeps Mitosis vs meiosis separate and answers the approved learning objective in Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only).
Explanation
The correct option is Misconception avoided: Mitosis supports growth and repair; meiosis supports sexual reproduction. This matches Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only) because students must describe how malarial parasites reproduce asexually in the human host and sexually in the mosquito.. Misconception avoided: Mitosis supports growth and repair; meiosis supports sexual reproduction. This matches Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only) because students must describe how malarial parasites reproduce asexually in the human host and sexually in the mosquito. is correct because Mitosis supports growth and repair; meiosis supports sexual reproduction. The learning objective says students must describe how malarial parasites reproduce asexually in the human host and sexually in the mosquito, so the answer must stay inside Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only). The alternative options are wrong because they either forgetting chromosome number is maintained in mitosis but halved in meiosis., claiming meiosis is used for body growth., or drift away from distractors should contrast purpose, product, and chromosome number..
Common mistake
Misidentifying the parasite stage
Students often think the malaria parasite reproduces asexually in the mosquito and sexually in the human host, reversing the actual life‑cycle stages.
Explain that in the human host the parasite undergoes asexual replication (schizogony) to increase numbers, while in the mosquito it undergoes sexual reproduction (gametocytes fuse to form zygotes) before producing sporozoites that infect humans.
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