O-LevelBiologyEcology & Environment5090/11 · May/June 2014 · Q311 Mark

Why is the organism that causes malaria called both a parasite and a pathogen?

Ait feeds on its host it causes disease

Bit feeds on its host it lives inside another organism

Cit is carried by a vector it causes disease

Dit is carried by a vector it lives inside another organism

✓ Correct answer

A: it feeds on its host it causes disease

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Topic: Ecology & Environment, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: O-Level Biology, May/June 2014 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 31.

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