Assertion: Female mosquito is not considered as parasite although it needs our blood for reproduction.
Reason:- Parasitism is aimed to obtain either food or shelter, reproduction success is not the base of parasitism.

Female mosquito is not considered as a parasite.

Female mosquito is not considered as a parasite.

Female mosquito is not considered as a parasite.

Female mosquito is not considered as a parasite. True or False.

Assertion: The female mosquito is not considered a parasite. Reason: The female mosquito needs out blood for reproduction.

I. The human liverfluke, a nematode parasite depends on two intermediate hosts (snail and pig) to complete is life cycle II. The malaria parasite needs a vector (mosquito) to spread to other hosts III. The female mosquito is not considered parasite, however it needs out blood for repreduction. IV. In case of brood parasitism the eggs of parasitic birds (e,g cuckoo) are not detected and ejected from the nest because of parasite's eggs resemble the hosts eggs in morphology and colour V. A population of frogs protected from all predators would increase indefinately Which statements are correct ?

Parasite can be explained as an organism which depends on others : (a) for food (b) for shelter (c) for both food and shelter , and (d) for reproduction .