You Are Given an Unknown Organism to Identify

question 23

Multiple Choice

You are given an unknown organism to identify. It is unicellular and heterotrophic. It is motile, using many short extensions of the cytoplasm, each featuring the 9 + 2 filament pattern. It has well-developed organelles and two nuclei, one large and one small. This organism is most likely to be a ________.

• A) foraminiferan
• B) radiolarian
• C) ciliate
• D) kinetoplastid

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Definitions:

Middle Term

In the context of a syllogism in logic, the middle term is the term that appears in both premises but not in the conclusion, serving as a link between the two terms that do appear in the conclusion.

Major Premise

In deductive reasoning, the overarching statement or proposition from which a logical conclusion is drawn.

Minor Premise

The secondary or specific statement in a syllogism that, together with the major premise, leads to a logical conclusion.

Categorical Syllogisms

A form of reasoning consisting of three propositions: two premises and a conclusion, involving categories or groups.