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Euglena
Why euglina is a animal not a plant?
From Wikipedia, Euglena is a genus of "unicellular flagellate protists." The key to why they're not considered plants or animals is in the word "unice...
What is a description of euglena?
Euglena, genus of more than 1,000 species of single-celled flagellated (i.e., having a whiplike appendage) microorganisms that feature both plant and ...
Is euglena a bacteria?
Euglena is a genus of microorganisms belonging to the Protozoa kingdom; it is an unusual example of a unicellular animal with chlorophyll. Is euglena ...
How do euglena see light?
Euglena are single-celled protists that live in shallow ponds. They obtain food either by absorbing nutrients or through photosynthesis using their ch...
Describe the two ways in which the euglena get their nutrients?
All euglena have chloroplasts and can make their own food by photosynthesis. They are not completely autotrophic though, euglena can also absorb food ...
Is euglena free living parasitic or autotrophic?
The Euglenozoa are a monophyletic group of flagellated protists including free-living, symbiotic, and parasitic species. While many members of the gro...
What are paramylum bodies?
Paramylon is a carbohydrate similar to starch. ... The paramylon is stored in rod like bodies throughout the cytoplasm, called paramylon bodies, which...
Why euglena and paramecum are not in the main group of animal kingdom?
Why is paramecium not classified in Animalia?Why is euglena not an animal?Why is euglena not in the kingdom Plantae?Is euglena part of the animal kin...
What is function of pellicle in euglena?
The euglena has a stiff pellicle outside the cell membrane that helps it keep its shape, though the pellicle is somewhat flexible, and some euglena ca...