An Individual Mixotroph Loses Its Plastids, Yet Continues to Survive

question 12

Multiple Choice

An individual mixotroph loses its plastids, yet continues to survive. Which of the following statements best explains this organism's continued survival?

• A) It relies on photosystems that float freely in its cytosol.
• B) It must have gained extra mitochondria when it lost its plastids.
• C) It engulfs organic material by phagocytosis or by absorption.
• D) It has an endospore.

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Definitions:

Sensory Information

Data received from the environment through the senses like sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, which is then interpreted by the brain.

Spinal Cord

A slender, elongated structure composed of nerve tissue that stretches from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar segment of the spine.

Nerve Tissue

A type of biological tissue that is responsible for communication within the body through electrical and chemical signals.

Cerebral Hemisphere

One of the two symmetrical halves of the brain, each responsible for controlling the opposite side of the body and specialized in different functions.