Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The male mosquito is considered a parasite.
Statement II: It sucks human blood for its reproduction.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

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Statement I is correct, but statement II is incorrect.

Both statement I and statement II are correct.

Both statement I and statement II are incorrect.

Statement I is incorrect, but statement II is correct.

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

The male mosquito is not a parasite. It does not suck blood from humans or other animals. It feeds on plant juices.
The female mosquito is not considered a parasite, although it needs our blood for reproduction. It needs a blood meal only for reproduction (to nourish its eggs) but not for nutrition.

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