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Which member of Entamoeba is the cause of dysentery? Plasmodial slime molds Entamoeba histolytica Dictyostelium discoideum Amoeba proteus

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Chapter21: Protists- The Simplest Eukaryotes

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Which member of Entamoeba is the cause of dysentery?
Plasmodial slime molds
Entamoeba histolytica
Dictyostelium discoideum
Amoeba proteus

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