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Why is Euglena is called plant-animal?

Euglena is called plant-animal because it possess characteristics of both plants and animals. Like plants, Euglena has chloroplast by which it can synthesise its own food by the process of photosynthesis. Like animals, Euglena does not have cell wall and acts as a heterotroph in dark.


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The feature that is not a characteristic of protochordata?

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Give one example of each

(i) Asymmetry, radial symmetry and bilateral symmetry;


(ii) Acoelomate, pseudocoelomate and haemocoelomate.

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Why are protozoa ale called early aninmals ?

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Name the organisms which has (l) Setae and parapodia (ii) Tube feet.