Which one is a saprophytic protist?

Desmid

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Nostoc

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Slime mould

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Gonyaulax

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Solution

The correct option is D Slime mould
Saprophytic protists are organisms that release enzymes into the surrounding which convert organic matter into a simpler form that will be absorbed by the body surface of the organism.
Slime moulds are saprophytic protists.
Desmids are green algae, Nostoc is a cyanobacterium and Gonyaulax is a dinoflagellate in which nutrition is photosynthetic.

Hence, the correct answer is option C, i.e., Slime mould.

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