Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 27, Problem 2TYK
Which of the following is not found among the protist groups?
a. life cycles
b. contractile vacuoles
c. pellicles
d. collagen
e. pseudopodia
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which of the statements is not true regarding protist?
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a. Some are unicellular.
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