Question

What type of nutrition is found in Euglena?

Answer 1

• The type of nutrition found in Euglena is mixotrophic.
• In the presence of sunlight they act as autotrophs and with the help of chlorophyll synthesise their own food by photosynthesis.
• However, in the absence of sunlight they act as saprotrophs and feed by absorbing organic dead and decaying matter from their surroundings using their pellicle.​