The Apicomplexans Have Gone Through Extensive Evolutionary Reduction, in Which

question 3

Multiple Choice

The apicomplexans have gone through extensive evolutionary reduction, in which the apicoplast has retained some genetic capabilities from an ancestral chloroplast in order to

• A) allow only for phototrophic dark reactions.
• B) produce low levels of ATP as backup metabolism.
• C) fix carbon dioxide only.
• D) absorb blue/green light only.
• E) participate in fatty acid metabolism.

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