The ciliates
A) move by means of long flagella.
B) use amoeboid movement.
C) include Plasmodium,the agent of malaria.
D) possess both a macronucleus and micronuclei.
E) are autotrophic.

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Ciliates, such as Paramecium, have both a macronucleus and micronuclei. They move by means of cilia rather than flagella, and they are heterotrophic, meaning they consume other organisms for food. Plasmodium, the agent of malaria, is a protozoan but not a ciliate. Ciliates are also not autotrophic, meaning they do not produce their own food through photosynthesis.

The Ciliates