The Following Data Were Collected Two Weeks Following Reintroduction of Chlorella

question 41

Multiple Choice

The following data were collected two weeks following reintroduction of Chlorella. (NOTE: "Native" refers to Chlorella originally taken from P. bursaria cytoplasm.)
Figure 28.2: Abundance of zoochlorellae in P. bursaria
cytoplasm two weeks after reintroduction
-The researchers decided to perform the same experiment over again, only this time, withdrawing P. bursaria samples every other day for testing to get a better picture of the fate of each Chlorella strain over time. Which graph below is most consistent with the results depicted in Figure 28.2, assuming that P. bursaria ingests the various Chlorella strains indiscriminately?
Key:
$\text { Native}$ $\quad$$\text { Other Protists }$ $\quad$$\text { Free-living }$

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