The diagram shows the presence of a pathogen amongst RBCs in the peripheral blood smear of a patient. Even though the shape is very easy to identify, the structure highlighted in the circle should enable you to identify the pathogen easily. It is:

1. Trypanosoma 2. Plasmodium
3. Schistosoma 4. Clonorchis
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Given below are two statements: 
Assertion (A): Sporozoans lack locomotory structures 
Reason (R): Sporozoans are parasites 
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.
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The term ‘Plasmodium’ can refer to:
I: the malarial parasite.
II: true spores of slime moulds.

1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
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