BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
KINGDOM PROTISTA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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unicellular
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multicellular
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Paramecia are holotrichous ciliates, that is, unicellular organisms in the phylum Ciliophora that are covered with cilia.
Detailed explanation-2: -Unicellular organisms are made of a single cell. Chlamydomonas, amoeba and paramecium are single-celled organisms.
Detailed explanation-3: -All protists are single-celled organisms. Protists are generally aquatic, have flagella or cilia for locomotion, and reproduce asexually and at times sexually. Paramecium falls in this kingdom as it has a single cell. In other words, paramecium is a protist.
Detailed explanation-4: -Amoeba and Paramecium are unicellular eukaryotes. They belong to the category protozoans.
Detailed explanation-5: -Hence the statement paramoecium is a multicellular animal is false.