Which of the following is not the locomotory organ of protozoa?

Flagella

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Cilia

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Pseudopodia

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Parapodia

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Solution

The correct option is D
Parapodia

In protozoans, locomotion occurs either by pseudopodia, cilia or flagella. Example: Amoeba has pseudopodia, paramoecium locomotes by cilia and trypanosome has flagella as their locomotory organs.

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