Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5, Problem 6MCQ
Almost all protozoa have a
- a. locomotor organelle.
- b. cyst stage.
- c. pellicle.
- d. trophozoite stage.
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