A microscopic unicellular organism isolated from a freshwater pond exhibits mixotrophic nutrition: it photosynthesizes in sunlight using chloroplasts, but absorbs organic nutrients heterotrophically when kept in the dark. It moves by means of a single flagellum and lacks a cellulose cell wall, possessing a flexible proteinaceous pellicle beneath its plasma membrane instead. Which of the following protists is described, and what is its primary carbohydrate storage product?
- Euglena, which stores carbohydrate as paramylonCevap
- BChlamydomonas, which stores carbohydrate as starch
- CAmoeba, which stores carbohydrate as glycogen
- DParamecium, which stores carbohydrate as cellulose
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Euglena, which stores carbohydrate as paramylon
The correct answer identifies Euglena, which uniquely combines animal-like features (locomotion by a single flagellum, absence of a cellulose cell wall, presence of a flexible pellicle) and plant-like features (chloroplasts for autotrophic nutrition). When photosynthetic product is accumulated, it is stored as paramylon rather than typical plant starch.
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Distinctive structural, nutritional, and biochemical features of Euglena
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