Based on the plasmodium life cycle shown in the figure below, what would happen if the mosquitoes disappeared?

a. plasmodium merozoites would form, but gametes would not form.
b. the plasmodium life cycle would continue, and humans would become the only host.
c. plasmodium infection would continue because it will be passed from person to person.
d. the plasmodium life cycle would be interrupted, and the infection could not be passed on.