Choose the Statement That Best Describes a Form of Sex

question 145

Multiple Choice

Choose the statement that best describes a form of sex found in protists.

• A) Myxamoebas cycle through slug and spore stages to produce new myxamoebas.
• B) Haploid foraminiferans lose their shells and fuse with one another to produce new individuals.
• C) Two daughter diatoms of dissimilar sizes (one smaller than the original) are produced during reproduction.
• D) Euglenids produce new individuals primarily through binary fission.
• E) Two paramecia exchange micronuclei to produce individuals that are genetically distinct from the original organisms.

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