Question

An ovoviviparous parasite is
A) Taenia
B) Wuchereria
C) Ascaris
D) Plasmodium

Answer 1

Hint: The embryos of the ovoviviparous parasite grow within the eggs, which stay in the mother's body until they are ready to hatch.

Complete answer:
Option A) Taenia: Taenia is a parasite that is seen in humans. Taenia a tapeworm species causes Taeniasis infection. Parasites are small organisms. This parasitic infection generally does not have symptoms.
Option B) Wuchereria: Wuchereria is an ovoviviparous parasite. Females of Wuchereria are ovoviviparous parasites that can produce thousands of juveniles known as microfilariae. Wuchereria is a roundworm that causes lymphatic in humans. Wuchereria is an ovoviviparous parasite.
Option C) Ascaris: Ascaris is a genus of parasitic nematode worms. They are also known as small intestine roundworms. They are seen in the human intestine. They deposit their eggs in the feces and soil. Their body is long and cylindrical in shape. Ascaris is not an ovoviviparous parasite.
Option D) Plasmodium: Plasmodium is a genus of unicellular eukaryotes. Those are obligate parasites. This parasite grows within the host during a blood meal. This parasite grows within the vertebrate body tissue (often the liver). Plasmodium is not an ovoviviparous parasite.

So the correct answer is Option B) Wuchereria.

Note:
Wuchereria is an ovoviviparous parasite. ovoviviparous organisms are those in which the eggs hatch in the uterus and the free young ones are released from the female. Ovoviviparous parasites are similar to viviparous in which there is internal fertilization and the young ones are born alive. Wuchereria bancrofti is the main cause of the disease lymphatic filariasis.