Which of the following life cycles always includes a stage that is contagious and resembles a spore?
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Sporozoans (such as Plasmodium, which causes malaria) are named for the characteristic infectious spore-like stage in their life cycle. This stage, often called a sporozoite, is contagious and adapted for survival and transmission between hosts. All members of this group are parasitic and lack locomotory organelles like cilia or flagella in their adult stages.
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