Awoman who has sickle cell anemia passes this disease on to her offspring. this means that the mutation for sickle cell anemia must occur in the woman’s
a) gametes. b) blood cells. c) somatic cells. d) reproductive organs.

The right option is; A) gametes

Gametes are reproductive cells (male (sperm) or female (eggs)) that contain only half the usual number of chromosomes and unite during sexual reproduction to produce a new cell (zygote). The mutation for sickle cell anemia occurs in the woman’s gamete (eggs) and this type of mutation is known as germline mutation; a mutation that occur in the germ (reproductive) cells and can be passed on to an organism’s offspring.

I took this in K12, the answer is "A. Gametes"

parasites can detrimentally affect their host, but also must not allow their host to die before they can complete their life cycle. some parasites have complex life cycles with many different hosts, and have had to find ways of persisting in many different environments during the change from one host to another. ectoparasites live outside the body of the host, and can more easily  disperse, but are  more exposed to predators, parasites, parasitoids. endoparasites live inside the body of the host, and are therefore protected from the outside environment. but they can be  attacked by the host's immune system. they have therefore developed  mechanisms for dispersal such as  complex life cycles.