Why is the euglena said to belong to both the animal as well as the plant kingdom?

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Euglena is a unicellular protozoan. It possesses characteristics of both animals and plants. The animal−like characteristics include the ingestion of other small protozoans and presence of flagella for movement. The plant−like characteristics include the presence of chlorophyll that helps it to perform photosynthesis during scarcity of food. Hence, it is said to belong to both animal and plant kingdom.

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