You discover a new species of aerobic,mixotrophic protist that can perform photosynthesis in water up to 250 m deep.It can also crawl about and engulf small particles.Which two characteristics does your protist have to have in order to successfully complete these tasks?
1)hydrogenosome
2)apicoplast
3)pseudopods
4)chloroplast from red alga
5)chloroplast from green alga
A)1 and 2
B)2 and 3
C)2 and 4
D)3 and 4
E)4 and 5

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To successfully perform photosynthesis in deep water and to crawl about and engulf small particles, the protist needs pseudopods (3) for movement and phagocytosis, and a chloroplast from red alga (4) because red algae can absorb blue light, which penetrates deeper into the water, allowing photosynthesis at depths up to 250 m.

You Discover a New Species of Aerobic,mixotrophic Protist That Can