Question
Biology Question on Kingdom Protista
Read the following statements regarding euglenoids and select the incorrect ones. (i) These are mostly freshwater organisms found in stagnant water. (ii) Their body is covered by a protein rich layer called pellicle which makes their body flexible. (iii) They are photosynthetic in the presence of sunlight but become heterotrophs in the absence of sunlight. (iv) They usually possess two flagella, one long and one short. (v) Euglenoids are multicellular ciliate protists.
A
(i) and (v)
B
(iv) and (v)
C
(iii) only
D
(v) only
Answer
(v) only
Explanation
Solution
Euglenoids are Euglena like unicellular flagellate protists which possess pellicle instead of cell wall.