Solution
Core Logic
Plasmodium enters the human body as sporozoites through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito (E). The sporozoites travel through the blood to reach the liver (D). The parasites initially multiply asexually within the liver cells (B) and then enter the blood stream to attack the RBCs resulting in their rupture (A). Sexual stages (gametocytes) eventually develop in red blood cells (C).
Step 1: Final Conclusion
The correct sequence is E arrow D arrow B arrow A arrow C.
Pattern Recognition
Bite (E) arrow Blood to Liver (D) arrow Hepatic phase (B) arrow Erythrocytic phase (A) arrow Gametocyte formation (C).
Chapter Mix
Class 12 Biology: Human Health and Disease