Question

While snorkeling in the ocean you find large, leafy organisms that are brownish in color growing in large masses. You are unsure whether they are protists since they look quite plant-like. If they are actually protists, what characteristic will the organism’s cells exhibit? A) Each of the cells in the organism will have its own nucleus. B) The cells will form a colony with separate groups of cells doing various jobs. C) The cells will form a colony without differentiating into separate tissues. D) Most of the cells in the organism will have cilia or flagella.

Answer 1

C.

Step-by-step explanation:

I took the test. Also, plant-like protists definetely do not have a nucleus, nor do they form colonies with seperate cells. As far as cilia and flagella go, those are found in animal-like protists.

Answer 2

the answer for this question is b