You Discover a New Species of Protist

question 10

Multiple Choice

You discover a new species of protist. Which of the following characteristics would provide the strongest evidence for your hypothesis that your species belongs in Euglenida?

• A) It is photosynthetic.
• B) It has a pellicle just under the plasma membrane.
• C) It reproduces asexually.
• D) It is unicellular.
• E) It lacks a cell wall.

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Definitions:

Productive Vocabularies

The set of words an individual can actively use in speech or writing, as opposed to passive vocabulary recognized in others' communications.

Speech Sounds

The distinct units of sound, such as phonemes, that are used in a language to convey meaning.

Phonemes

Minimal sound units in a language that serve to distinguish words from each other.

Morphemes

The smallest units of meaning in a language, which can be a word or a part of a word (such as a prefix).