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

Question

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Ciliates possess both a macronucleus, which controls cell function, and micronuclei, which are involved in reproduction. The other choices are incorrect: A) ciliates move by means of hair-like structures called cilia, not flagella; B) amoeboid movement is characteristic of other protists, such as amoebae; C) Plasmodium is a type of apicomplexan parasite, not a ciliate; and E) autotrophic organisms are those that make their own food through photosynthesis, which does not apply to ciliates.

The Ciliates