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Why are euglena called mixotrophs?


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Mxotrophs

  1. An organism that can utilize a variety of various sources of carbon and energy is said to be mixotrophic.
  2. Euglena is a mixotrophic organism that also creates its own food through photosynthesis in chloroplasts.
  3. It is also a heterotrophic organism since it consumes or absorbs food when it isn't able to photosynthesize due to a lack of light.

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