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Where are species of Euglena typically found?
Where are species of Euglena typically found?
- Only in fresh water environments
- Only in salt water environments
- Mainly in arid land environments
- Fresh water and salt water (correct)
What is the primary mode of nutrition for most species of Euglena?
What is the primary mode of nutrition for most species of Euglena?
- Autotrophy using photosynthesizing chloroplasts (correct)
- Mixotrophy combining photosynthesis and ingestion of organic matter
- Heterotrophy consuming other organisms
- Parasitism relying on a host organism
Why did early taxonomists find it difficult to classify Euglena within the Linnaean two-kingdom system of biological classification?
Why did early taxonomists find it difficult to classify Euglena within the Linnaean two-kingdom system of biological classification?
- They are microscopic in size
- They have features of both animals and plants (correct)
- They lack chloroplasts for photosynthesis
- They reproduce asexually
What color can the surface of ponds and ditches turn due to the abundance of Euglena?
What color can the surface of ponds and ditches turn due to the abundance of Euglena?
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Which species of Euglena has been extensively used in the laboratory as a model organism?
Which species of Euglena has been extensively used in the laboratory as a model organism?
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