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One Spring Day While on a Walk, You Discover a Puddle

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One spring day while on a walk, you discover a puddle full of photosynthetic microbial eukaryotes.You collect a sample and bring it back to your lab with the hopes of identifying the predominant photosynthetic group in the mix.Design an experiment to determine whether these photosynthetic organisms are euglenids.


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