Systematists aided in the effort to eradicate malaria from Europe by ____.
A) developing insecticides to kill mosquitoes
B) categorizing mosquitoes into six species
C) discovering that all mosquitoes breed in standing water
D) cloning the genes of the malaria pathogen
E) identifying Plasmodium as the parasite that causes malaria

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Systematists helped by categorizing mosquitoes into six species, which was crucial for understanding which species were vectors for malaria, aiding in targeted eradication efforts.

Systematists Aided in the Effort to Eradicate Malaria from Europe