Amoeba does not require any respiratory pigment to transport oxygen. The possible reason could be :

It being unicellular

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It being prokaryotic

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It possessing cilia

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Presence of pseudopodia

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Solution

The correct option is A
It being unicellular

Amoeba does not require any respiratory pigment to transport oxygen because it is a unicellular organism. Its oxygen requirement is met by diffusion. It uses pseudopodia to gain nutrition and for locomotion.

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