Contractile vacuole is likely to be absent in

Euglena

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Plasmodium

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Amoeba

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Paramoecium

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Solution

The correct option is A Plasmodium
A contractile vacuole is a sub-cellular structure involved in osmoregulation. It is predominantly found in protists and in unicellular algae. So, it is present in Euglena, Amoeba, Paramoecium. It is however, absent in Plasmodium. Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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