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Why Do we Fall Ill — Science STD 9 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9ScienceWhy Do we Fall Ill1 Mark
MCQ
Why do male Anopheles do not cause:
  • ✓
    They feed on juices of plants.
  • B
    Their population is very less.
  • C
    They are killed by female Anopheles after mating.
  • D
    They harbour malarial parasites in their salivary glands.
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Answer

Correct option: A.
They feed on juices of plants.
Actually, both male and female mosquitoes eat the same things$-$nectar, plant sap, or honeydew $($a sticky substance excreted by aphids$)-$for energy. But only female mosquitoes imbibe a blood meal, says entomologist Joseph Conlon of the American Mosquito Control Association in New Jersey.

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