Which of the following organisms possesses characteristics of a plant and an animal?

(A)Euglena
(B)Paramecium
(C)Bacteria
(D)Mycoplasma

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Though they are photosynthetic in the presence of sunlight, when deprived of sunlight they behave like heterotrophs by preying on other smaller organisms.

Chapter: Biological Classification
Section: 2.2.3 Euglenoids
Page: 5
Words matched: 18 of 23

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6667, emb=1.0, combined=0.8667). Verified: high — The span explicitly states Euglena exhibits both photosynthetic (plant-like) and heterotrophic (animal-like) characteristics depending on sunlight availability, which directly answers the MCQ about organisms with both plant and animal traits.

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