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Identify the protozoan group correctly matched with its example.
AAmoeboid → Trypanosoma (sleeping sickness)
BFlagellated → Plasmodium (malaria)
CCiliated → Paramoecium (gullet, rows of cilia)
DSporozoans → Entamoeba (parasitic amoeba)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Ciliated → Paramoecium (gullet, rows of cilia)
Paramoecium is the classic CILIATED protozoan with a gullet and coordinated cilia. Trypanosoma is flagellated (sleeping sickness); Plasmodium is a sporozoan (malaria); Entamoeba is an amoeboid protozoan. Other options swap groups.
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