Ascaris lumbricoides - Morphology and Life-Cycle MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

Ascaris completes its life cycle in

The infective stage in Ascaris is

Ascaris performs

 Ascaris is an 

In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R)

(1) If both Assertion & Reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion, then mark A

(2) If both Assertion & Reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion, then mark B

(3) If the Assertion is a true statement but the Reason is false, then mark C

(4) If both Assertion and Reason are false statements, then mark D

Assertion: Ascaris infection (Ascariasis) is caused when contaminated food or water is consumed.

Reason: The contaminated food or water contains eggs that hatch in the intestines, attach to the wall, and are carried to the lungs via blood.