Concept:Malaria is transmitted only by the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes, which carry the Plasmodium parasite.
Explanation:The Plasmodium parasite needs a specific mosquito host to complete its life cycle.
Only female mosquitoes feed on human blood, as they require blood protein for egg production.
Male mosquitoes feed on plant nectar and never bite humans — they cannot transmit any blood-borne disease.
Among blood-feeding females, only Anopheles mosquitoes provide the correct environment for Plasmodium development.
Culex mosquitoes carry other diseases (like filariasis or encephalitis) but not malaria.
Thus, the correct vector is the female Anopheles mosquito.
Answer:Female Anopheles mosquito (Option C)