The Apicomplexans Have Gone Through Extensive Evolutionary Reduction, Losing Their

question 66

Multiple Choice

The Apicomplexans have gone through extensive evolutionary reduction, losing their endosymbiotic chloroplast 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) complete one step of fatty acid metabolism

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