NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM PROTISTA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is an autotrophic protist?
A
Chlamydomonas sp.
B
Amoeba sp.
C
Euglena sp.
D
Cyanobacteria
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Algae is an autotrophic protist.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chlamydomonas reinhardtii grows under both autotrophic and heterotrophic conditions, making it an ideal organism to study photosynthesis, dark metabolism, and light dark transitions as well.

Detailed explanation-3: -Algae is an autotrophic protist.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chlamydomonas is a genus of green algae consisting of about 150 species of unicellular flagellates, found in stagnant water and on damp soil, in freshwater, seawater, and even in snow as “snow algae".

Detailed explanation-5: -Chlamydomonas is a member of Protista. In earlier classification schemes it was placed under Plantae and sub category Algae along with chlorella and the main reason of it would be presence of cell wall in both.

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