Unlike most excavates, Giardia trophozoites have no oral groove and are unable to form food vacuoles. Thus, we should expect its nutrition (mostly glucose)to come from
A) its mitosomes.
B) endosymbiotic cyanobacteria.
C) the ventral disk by which it adheres to the intestinal lining.
D) osmosis involving aquaporins.
E) plasma membrane proteins that are transporters or pumps.

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Since Giardia trophozoites lack an oral groove and cannot form food vacuoles, they are believed to rely on plasma membrane proteins that function as transporters or pumps for the uptake of nutrients, including glucose.

Unlike Most Excavates, Giardia Trophozoites Have No Oral Groove and Are